Perspectives 1956

Jean-Paul Riopelle made this untitled painting with oil paint, and it’s a trip! The paint is so thick, like he was building a wall of color. You can practically feel the texture, the physicality of each stroke. Look at the way he layers red over blue, creating this tension. It's like a dance, a conversation between colors. And those little white marks scattered throughout? They remind me of Joan Mitchell, another painter who wasn't afraid to let the paint do its thing. Riopelle uses these marks to break up the density, adding a sense of air and light to the whole composition. Art's like that, you know? It's about pushing and pulling, finding that sweet spot between chaos and control. It’s an ongoing conversation between artists, a shared exploration of what paint can do.