Abstract Composition 1975

This is an abstract composition by Hryhorii Havrylenko, and without a date, we can only assume that it emerged as a result of a very physical and intuitive painting process. Look at the surface - it's all about the materiality of paint, applied in short, staccato marks. You can see the texture, the thickness, and the way each brushstroke sits next to another, building up the image. It’s a very direct and honest approach, like the painting is a record of the artist's movements and decisions. There's a kind of dance happening between colours, too - the way the reds bump against the blacks, how the yellows jab at the blues - it's all very vibrant, like a conversation. That thick black mark in the top left, for example, really anchors the whole composition, giving weight to all those lighter touches. It's like he’s channeling Diebenkorn here, but with a more raw, urgent energy. These paintings feel so alive, always in process, always open to new possibilities. They are not fixed statements but rather explorations in colour, form and feeling.