When Does a Painting Begin? Juan Tardivo, 7 October 20267 October 2026 RESEARCH NOTE 002 October 2026 When Does a Painting Begin? I cannot identify the exact moment when a painting begins. Sometimes a new painting begins while I am still finishing another one. Something appears that I want to follow further: a figure, a spatial relation, a colour, a problem that…
Why Does Painting Begin with a Question? Juan Tardivo, 13 August 202613 August 2026 RESEARCH NOTE 001 August 2026 Why Does Painting Begin with a Question? I rarely begin a painting knowing exactly what I am looking for. There may be an image, a body, a colour, a spatial tension, sometimes only the necessity to paint. But the question is not yet clear. It…