Composition II, Pink and Blue 1921

Editor: Here we have Sándor Bortnyik’s "Composition II, Pink and Blue," an acrylic painting created in 1921. Its arrangement of geometric shapes is so direct, it almost feels like an architect's blueprint! How do you interpret this work? Curator: It strikes me as a visual poem. Bortnyik's arrangement of shapes and colours sings a song of the modern world. The influence of the Bauhaus is unmistakable; you can sense that pursuit of universal harmony. Tell me, do the colours evoke anything for you? Editor: I do think the pinks and blues bring a softness, almost a dreamlike quality, that contrasts with the strict lines and shapes. Is there a specific message Bortnyik was trying to convey? Curator: Perhaps not a message so much as a feeling, a way of seeing. Abstraction like this lets us wander through the canvas. For me, there's a sense of optimistic construction, that by building in an ordered way we can find a better way of living. Do you get that too, or something else? Editor: I can definitely see that optimism. It’s inspiring how these artists sought to reshape the world around them, one painting at a time. Curator: Indeed! And through his choice of forms, lines, and colour, he really lets you experience it on an intuitive level. It seems that Bortnyik speaks a language we all can understand, whether it be our emotions or intellectual mind! Editor: Well, thanks for making the language of this painting clearer to me. I feel like I have a new pair of artistic glasses to view this style now! Curator: Absolutely, anytime!