Està Calor em Evora 1983

Antonio Dacosta made "Está Calor em Évora" with paint and intuition. It's all about the surface, isn't it? That yellow is so warm, like a memory. I love how Dacosta lays down the paint, not trying to hide the brushstrokes. See how the figures emerge from the yellow ground? They're not quite there, existing in the in-between. The divider in the middle, with its rough diamonds, feels like a puzzle, or a spine. Look at the little marks scattered across the yellow – are they birds, or just gestures? That's the beauty of paint, isn't it? It can be anything you want it to be. It reminds me of Guston, that same freedom to just *make* something. There's no right or wrong way, just the pleasure of pushing paint around.