Untitled 1957

Andre Lanskoy made this untitled painting with oil on canvas, using dominant gestural marks and a rich color palette. You can almost see the painting coming into being. The paint is so thick, it's like Lanskoy was building something, not just painting it. I imagine him standing there, brush in hand, wrestling with the canvas, maybe thinking about Kandinsky or Klee, trying to find his own way. What I love is how one red slash of paint can communicate a whole feeling. It's not just color, it's like a mood made visible. This feels like an ongoing conversation between painters. I'm sure Lanskoy looked at other artists, felt inspired, and then pushed back, trying to say something new. And that’s what painting is all about, right? It embraces uncertainty and it always allows for multiple interpretations. It is a process of continual exploration.