Structural 1 2014

Editor: Rodrigo Franzao’s "Structural 1," painted in 2014 with acrylics, certainly pops! All those vibrant geometric shapes create this interesting tension. What's your read on this piece? Curator: What strikes me first is the visual language it employs. Given its clear references to geometric abstraction and hard-edge painting, I wonder if this piece functions as a commentary on the very nature of structure – societal structures, perhaps? Consider how the rigid black lines both define and confine the colorful shapes. Editor: That’s interesting! I was just focused on the colours, but now I see the tension in the lines, too. The black feels almost oppressive against those vibrant colours. Do you think it's commenting on control? Curator: Exactly! It reminds me of how institutions can impose limitations. And within those boundaries, the explosion of color and the repetitive geometric forms can be interpreted as resistance – individual expression pushing against these structural constraints. Editor: So, you're saying it could be a visual representation of people existing and creating within larger systems? Almost like finding freedom within limitations? Curator: Precisely. Think about queer theory and the way it embraces limitations to redefine boundaries. This piece makes me question what the artist wants to express. Where might Franzao's intersectional identities fit in this narrative of geometric tension? Editor: I hadn’t thought about that, but it definitely gives the work another layer. It makes you question the forms within and outside those structures. Curator: Art serves as a tool to analyse these imposed systems of power. Now what do we learn? Editor: Now I see more than just colourful shapes. I can really feel how structure and self-expression are playing off each other! Curator: Exactly. By acknowledging that interplay, we become active participants in that very structural dynamic.