Two Horses 1958

Tadashi Nakayama made this print of two horses in 1988, using dynamic lines and a minimalist palette. You can almost see the artist's hand dancing across the paper, a flurry of marks bringing these animals to life. I love how Nakayama's horses emerge from a field of energetic strokes, as if they are finding their form through the act of creation. Those broken lines and clustered marks create a beautiful tension between representation and abstraction. I wonder what Nakayama was thinking about as he created these marks? This print reminds me of other artists, like Franz Marc, who also explored the essence and spirit of animals. Maybe Nakayama was in conversation with them. It's like artists are always building on each other's work.