Composition (with Green Ovals) 1982

Editor: Here we have Hryhorii Havrylenko's "Composition (with Green Ovals)," a watercolor painting from 1982. The various green ovals and stripes of colour give me the feeling of an abstracted garden, almost childlike in its simplicity. How do you interpret this work? Curator: This seemingly simple composition holds a deeper resonance. Notice how the green ovals, though distinct, are speckled with blue dots. They remind me of seeds, perhaps, or cellular structures, hinting at growth and interconnectedness. What emotional response does this evoke? Editor: A sense of potential, maybe? The beginning of something? Curator: Precisely. The use of geometric shapes softened with watercolour connects the rigid forms of modernism with something more fluid and organic. Consider the colours: blues, greens, and yellows often signify harmony and growth, drawing from shared cultural understandings. Does this change how you see the 'garden' you initially described? Editor: It makes me think of a garden on a microscopic level, where everything is interconnected and vibrant, even if we can't see it with the naked eye. Curator: Exactly. And what might Havrylenko be saying by abstracting something so vital? Is he commenting on our detachment from the natural world? Editor: Perhaps. It also seems to point to the beauty and complexity within something seemingly simple. Thanks for making me think about this beyond the surface level! Curator: It is through shared cultural memory and examining these symbols that art truly speaks to us. I see things a little differently too now, thank you.