Sydus 2005

You’re looking at ‘Sydus’ by Pablo Palazuelo, and I'm thinking about the state of mind he must have been in when he made this. Look at the black geometric shape, how it's composed of hard edges. I'm wondering if he started with a single line and just kept going, following some inner logic or maybe no logic at all, just pure intuition. What was he listening to, what did he have for breakfast? The whole composition feels like a puzzle, where you keep searching for a solution, but that's exactly the point: there is no solution, just the ongoing process, the act of searching itself, like Barnett Newman said, is life affirming. Palazuelo's not just making a painting, he's creating a space for contemplation. This piece is a conversation starter, not just with us but with all the artists who’ve ever picked up a brush.