Forgoing canvas, Frankenthal paints on a surface called “acrylite,” or an acrylic resin, which provides a smooth, slick surface texture for her calligraphic mark-making to play and “glide” against. It is the light that touches the surface, from above, below, and between, that animates the paintings and brings them to life, so to speak. In Frankenthal’s “Crossroads” series, the lines, curves, and shapes take on the impression of cross-town traffic and the frenetic pace of contemporary life. But while the effect is electric and elegantly stylized, the process is completely analog. Frankenthal marries the fluid perfection and sleekness of digital representation with the smooth, cool hand of the gestural painter. Never completely static, the light creates new entry points, new perspectives, and casts new shadows in an ever-changing, constantly evolving, infinite loop.