In An Old Bookstore 1995

Maria Bozoky made this 50 x 35 cm artwork, "In An Old Bookstore", with watercolor. The painting offers a semi-abstract scene, with form and color serving as the primary means of expression. A figure sits amidst the shadowy interior of a bookstore, suggested more than defined through loose brushstrokes and diluted colors. Notice how the cool blues and greens of the window contrast with the warmer reds of the interior wall, creating a sense of depth. The composition seems to destabilize traditional perspective, inviting multiple readings and resisting a single, fixed interpretation. This invites us to consider how Bozoky uses formal elements not just to depict a scene, but to engage with questions of representation itself. The bookstore’s implied setting, filled with objects of knowledge and history, becomes a stage for exploring the fluidity of meaning.