04.12.15, The composition with B 2015

Andrzej Nowacki made this composition with what looks like acrylic, maybe, on April 12th, 2015. It's all these tightly packed vertical lines, mostly grey, and they give this optical illusion like the canvas is breathing in the middle. When you look closely, you can see that it’s really about the variation, how each line is slightly different in tone. There's a real systematic dedication to color and surface. You can see the hand of the artist in those lines, each one feels deliberate, like a meditation. The red in the middle, that’s where the painting kinda flips out. You can almost feel him pushing against the order he's established. I am reminded of Bridget Riley's exploration of perception, but Nowacki has a flavor all his own. Art's all about this ongoing conversation, don't you think?