Two Nudes in the Wood II 1926

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner made this painting, Two Nudes in the Wood II, and there's a very immediate sense of how the picture has come into being, shifting and emerging through trial, error, and intuition. There's something deeply sympathetic about the artist, I can imagine him creating this painting, and wondering what he might have been thinking. The paint is applied in blocks, there is a physicality to the medium. I notice the texture, color, and surface all shape the experience and contribute to the emotional and intellectual resonances of the work. How a gesture can communicate feeling, intention, or meaning, and how these elements shape our experience of the painting, and our feelings about it. It relates to his wider practice. Artists are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. Embracing ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations and meaning.