Lovers' White Dreamtime 1973

"Lovers' White Dreamtime", it looks like a painting, by Desmond Morris. I wonder what year it was made? Anyway, it feels like it’s from another world, doesn't it? The thing that gets me is the texture – so thick, like it’s almost coming off the canvas. I can't help but imagine the hours Desmond Morris spent layering on the paint, pushing it around, building up these almost sculptural forms. Especially those white shapes! It’s like he’s creating his own little universe, one brushstroke at a time. And that orange! Its so bold and flat, making the white shapes almost pop out of the canvas. This orange calls to mind other surrealists, like Miro, but he also reminds me of a bit of Magritte and even Philip Guston. It makes you realize that art is all one big conversation between artists across time. It’s a great reminder that there’s always more than one way to look at things.