Flamingo 1970

Jeremy Moon made this painting, Flamingo, with some kind of paint, and by the looks of things, with tape. I can imagine Jeremy in his studio, carefully laying down tape to form the grid, pressing it firmly to get those clean lines against the darker grey-black background, maybe thinking about Mondrian or Albers. It’s a painstaking kind of work, and a lot about planning! But look, he’s chosen the best color, that cool pink, so unexpected against the black. That pink has something hot about it, like neon. These colors and forms are like a quiet conversation, with some unexpected twists. And that’s how art keeps evolving—artists building on each other, adding their own voice to the mix.