la geometria del taburete luminoso 2022

Lech Jankowski made this small painting, la geometria del taburete luminoso, and right away I’m thinking about the poetry of ordinary objects. The process here feels alchemical, like turning base metals into gold, but with paint. Look how the texture and colour almost create a sense of decay. The surface is alive with subtle shifts and variations. The way the paint’s applied, it’s hard to tell what tools Lech used, maybe a brush, maybe something else entirely. The magic is in how these elements play together, giving the painting a conceptual weight, a feeling of light and shadow, of geometric form emerging from nothing. It reminds me a little of Giorgio Morandi, who also found endless inspiration in humble, everyday things. It’s like the painting is a question, inviting us to slow down and consider the beauty and mystery in the mundane.