Untitled (from Collection Resonance) 2011

Monique Orsini has created a world of red, pink, and white gestures. I imagine her in the studio, coaxing these abstract flower-like forms into being. The paint is applied in sweeping brushstrokes, layering thin washes of color over one another. In the lower right corner, see how the darker reds create a sense of depth and shadow. I can imagine Orsini standing back, squinting, and then diving back in with a loaded brush, pulling it across the canvas with a decisive flick of the wrist. You know, it reminds me of Helen Frankenthaler's soak-stain paintings, where the color seems to bloom and spread organically across the surface. Painters are always in conversation, you know, building on each other's ideas, challenging each other, and pushing the boundaries of what paint can do. Ultimately, this painting becomes a space for possibility, embracing ambiguity and inviting endless ways of seeing and feeling.