Dibirdibi Country 2008

Sally Gabori made this painting, Dibirdibi Country, using big, brave strokes of red and yellow. I wonder if it came about intuitively, with Gabori responding to each stroke as she laid it down. Looking at that bold yellow, I can almost feel the energy she put into it, like a dance between memory and mark-making. What was it like for her to create this piece? Was she thinking about the history of painting? Or was she just diving into the pure joy of color and form? The paint looks thick, doesn’t it? Almost sculptural. See how that yellow cascades down like a waterfall, meeting the red with such confidence? It's about the physicality of paint, how it can embody feeling. I see echoes of Rothko's color fields here, a similar exploration of color as a language of emotion. Ultimately, painting is a conversation across time. Each artist builds on what came before, transforming it through their unique vision. It's about the ongoing, wonderful uncertainty that makes art so alive.