Richard Serra is not traditionally known for paintings, as his work primarily focuses on sculpture, drawings and printmaking. However, his use of black paintstick on handmade paper exhibits painterly qualities, exploring texture, depth and spatial relationships. These works emphasise weight, materiality and the interplay of positive and negative space. Serra’s process-oriented approach, focusing on repetition, inversion and rotation, reflects his sculptural concerns with mass and gravity. His bold, monochromatic compositions convey optical weight and tactile presence, maintaining his distinctive visual language of simplicity, power and physicality.