See 

Editor: This impasto oil painting, "See" by Nadezda Petrovic, it's just a flurry of textures! It feels almost turbulent, but I'm not entirely sure what's depicted. How do you interpret this work? Curator: The brushstrokes themselves carry a huge emotional weight. Think of the cultural memory of water, for example – its power to both nourish and destroy. Consider also the symbol of the cliff; is it resilience, or precariousness? Does the painting show these elements at odds, or working in concert? Editor: I see what you mean. The thickness of the paint, almost sculpted, suggests force. It reminds me a little of paintings depicting storms at sea. Curator: Exactly. The "storm at sea" motif, or the sublime seascape, evokes both awe and a sense of human insignificance. Here, notice how the rough brushstrokes create a sense of chaos. The rough, almost violent application hints at something beyond simple representation. Is it personal struggle, historical trauma, or something else encoded here? Editor: So the painting isn’t necessarily about accurately portraying the landscape, but more about what the landscape *represents* symbolically? Curator: Precisely! The rough brush strokes might suggest the psychological impact of "seeing," rather than a simple act of observation. We all bring cultural assumptions and memories to that act of “seeing”. What assumptions might *you* bring to interpreting the turbulent sea? Editor: I never considered how much cultural memory influences my own "seeing"! That gives me a lot to think about. Curator: And the same for me, our perspective always evolve.