Untitled 

Curator: This drawing is simply called "Untitled" by Roman Cotosman. It's a monochrome work primarily using the line technique to depict geometric forms and patterns. Editor: Hmm, initially it feels like a screen, or some sort of distorted view… Like looking through clouded glass, almost a ghostly checkerboard. There’s a peculiar depth playing with my vision. Curator: Indeed. It reminds me of minimalist compositions, exploring basic forms to understand space and visual organization. You see how each circle is repeated, overlapped, almost regimented? I'm curious how its repetitive nature comments on structure. Editor: Or perhaps the illusion *of* structure. For me, that slight overlap gives it this uneasy feeling… It’s the near-perfection that unsettles. Like rows of watchful eyes refusing to blink! Curator: Ah, now you're making me think about how, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, artists have employed geometric abstraction precisely to challenge traditional representations. Are we meant to be unsettled by its order, or invited into a new way of perceiving? Editor: Well, it makes me wonder about the artist's process, and, what their intentions were... Was this planned precisely, each circle mapped? Was this about perfect or imperfect replication? It hints at larger philosophical musings on control and chaos. Curator: Certainly. Whether intentional or not, "Untitled" reflects an ongoing conversation in the art world about perception. By divesting itself of readily available narratives, does it force viewers to generate their own? Does this mean each individual experience ultimately becomes the artwork's subject? Editor: It feels incredibly honest in its abstraction, like Cotosman stripped away the facade of symbolism and said, "Here. Now you create the meaning". Which, perhaps, is the biggest symbol of all. Curator: That’s a beautiful summary. By refusing to provide clear answers, Roman Cotosman instead seems to prompt deeper questions in all of us about our roles in perceiving. Editor: Yes, and now I look at it differently. I wonder what kind of meaning a listener is able to find for themself after this conversation.