17.06.16, Symmetrical new composition 2016

Curator:Alright, let's wander into Andrzej Nowacki's "17.06.16, Symmetrical new composition" from 2016. What hits you first when you gaze at this curious couple of panels? Editor: I’m really drawn to the strict geometry. Rows of lines, almost like…like the bars of a gate, or maybe a strange musical instrument, are bisected by bars. The symmetry, or near symmetry, is what gets me thinking. What do you make of this abstraction? Curator: Well, you know, sometimes I feel like artists are less about showing us the world, and more about making us *feel* it. And here, with these rhythmic verticals sliced by contrasting horizontals...doesn't it almost feel like breath? An inhale, hold, exhale. And those subtle shifts in color…they're like the quiet changes we undergo, moment to moment, imperceptible at first, but accumulating. Do you feel any resonance in that? Editor: Definitely. And the precision feels…almost sterile, yet the subtle imperfections create a certain warmth. The colours disrupt the rigidity and makes me wonder if he’s playing with perfection versus reality? Curator: Ah, yes! That dance between precision and imperfection – isn't that life itself? Perhaps he is composing not just a visual piece but a meditation on order and chaos, control and surrender. And does it stir anything in you, beyond the intellectual? Editor: It makes me feel grounded, but also strangely… hopeful. Maybe because even within the rigid structure, there's still room for nuance. What’s your takeaway? Curator: Hope, beautifully put. For me, I see a delicate equilibrium, a constant negotiation between structure and fluidity, like the very act of existence. Something to return to when life feels…unsymmetrical.