In Pastel, a contemporary continuation of the American Abstract Expressionism school by Erik Sulander; The work operates at the threshold between figural suggestion and pure abstraction, evoking the “push and pull” Hans Hofmann prized — but in Sulander’s case, it’s more about the collision of instinct and cognition. The composition feels alive, as if recording the artist’s inner tempo. There’s a subtle undercurrent of communal energy — perhaps even confrontation — within the clustered forms, hinting at psychological or societal narratives without illustrating them.