Movement in Space 2006

Editor: This is "Movement in Space" by Constantin Blendea, painted in 2006 using acrylics on canvas. It definitely has a retro, almost architectural blueprint feel to it, don't you think? So many shapes hinting at a grand structure. What jumps out at you in this piece? Curator: Oh, the architecture! Absolutely. It reminds me of childhood dreams where buildings shifted and danced according to feelings instead of physics, memories blurring. I wonder, do you get a sense of time passing when you look at it, like a slow-motion film of construction and demolition? Editor: Yes, there is definitely something fluid about the shapes; nothing is rigidly fixed. I especially noticed how the darker shapes sort of anchor the floating geometric forms. Curator: Anchors... Yes! And then you spot those almost cartoonish birds in the background – they are so random yet somehow right, don’t you think? Editor: Absolutely! The contrast between the solid forms and whimsical birds definitely caught my eye. Curator: For me, this painting evokes a memory of gazing up at cranes against a twilight sky while walking home after school, and wondering what wonders they’ll build and destroy. Does that resonate? Editor: That image is so vivid, almost dreamlike. I had never thought about it that way before! Thanks, it has provided an additional window to explore this artwork from Blendea! Curator: Art is really about the feeling evoked, don't you think?