Untitled Paris Series 1998

Ed Clark made this painting, part of his "Paris Series," with oil on canvas. I can only imagine him there in Paris, brush in hand, pushing the paint around until these interlocking semi-circles emerged. It's all about gesture, right? Look how the brushstrokes curve and bend, like ribbons caught in a breeze. The colours, too, feel so intuitive. That soft pink against the cooler blues and greens--it’s a dance of opposites that somehow finds harmony. You know, Clark was part of this amazing generation of abstract painters who were really pushing the boundaries of what painting could be. He was thinking about the movement, the flow, the sheer physicality of paint. What I love most about this painting is its openness. It invites you to bring your own experiences, your own feelings, to the table. And isn’t that what art is all about—a conversation, an exchange of ideas that transcends time and space?