Constructive-decorative composition 1924

David Kakabadzé made this 'Constructive-decorative composition', but when and with what materials exactly we are not sure. The color palette is muted, earthy. But the composition is dynamic, an interplay of geometric and organic forms. A large, dark, crescent swoops around an open window through which we glimpse another world! I imagine Kakabadzé, hovering over this piece, carefully layering shapes. What was he thinking, I wonder? Maybe he sought to capture the fractured reality of a changing world. The circles and squares punctuate the surface, like musical notes or coded symbols, and their presence gives an unusual rhythm. Each mark, each choice of color and texture, represents an emotional and intellectual decision. A little like a Georgian Kurt Schwitters, no? Kakabadzé seems to ask big questions about how we perceive and construct meaning, and like all of us painters, he is in conversation with other artists through time. What a great painting!