Beauty Line. The Fourth 'Book of Schemes'. Album #1, the First Folder 1978

Valerii Lamakh made 'Beauty Line' using graphite and ink on paper. Look at how the artist encircles a central motif with these yin and yang-like shapes. It makes me think about the way artists build on what’s come before. It’s like a conversation across time. Lamakh is working with ancient symbols, twisting them to express something new. He's maybe asking how we reconcile opposites, how we find balance in a world that's constantly shifting. I like to imagine the artist thinking about the push and pull of dark and light. He's probably working intuitively and letting the image emerge slowly. Each mark, a tiny decision. Each shape, a question. The black line at the centre has a nice wiggle to it, which feels like movement and change, and saves it from being too static. The process is the point, right? It's not about having all the answers, but about staying curious. Keep looking and feeling.