Untitled (from the Amerim series) 1997

This untitled piece from the Amerim series by Vasile Dobrian feels like a little visual poem, doesn't it? Those simplified forms and grounded palette speak to a process of distilling the world down to its essence. There's a tangible quality to this work, like you could reach out and feel the texture of the surface. The blue is thick and chalky, almost like fresco, with subtle variations that catch the light. That orange circle sitting against the blue is really something; the density in its application suggests that it's both emerging from and receding into the ground at the same time. It sits on the page like a warm sun in a cool sky. It kind of reminds me of the work of Joan Miró, the way he also used simplified forms to evoke a sense of wonder and playfulness. Art really is an ongoing conversation, where artists borrow, adapt, and transform ideas across time, embracing ambiguity and multiple interpretations over fixed meanings.