04.12.15, The composition with B 2015

Andrzej Nowacki created this composition with paint, sometime around 2015, and what strikes me is the pure, almost obsessive nature of the work. Imagine the artist, day after day, methodically applying each line, each carefully calibrated shade of grey. It makes me think of Agnes Martin and the way that repetition can lead to transcendence. What was Nowacki thinking as he made this? Was it a form of meditation, a way to quiet the mind through the act of creation? I see the subtle shift in tones, the way the vertical lines warp and bend in the center, creating a kind of optical illusion. It’s like a visual hum, resonating with color and form. This piece feels like part of a long conversation artists have been having for centuries, about perception, about the nature of reality, and the power of art to make us see the world in new ways.