Untitled 1943

Hans Hofmann made this untitled painting with ink on paper. I can only imagine what the artist was thinking when he made it, the trial, error, and intuition. I like how the eye is looking at me. The painting is abstract, but the eye shape helps me see the painting as a face in the painting. The dominant gestural marks and stark color palette of black and white create something which is like an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. The artist's work is a form of embodied expression which embraces ambiguity and uncertainty. It allows for multiple interpretations and meaning over fixed or definitive readings.