Composition 1982

Hryhorii Havrylenko made this 'Composition' with what looks like colored pencils. I can imagine him, head bent over the paper, gently layering blues, greys, greens, and whites, creating a hazy ground for the red and black rectangles to float on. Making a painting or drawing is like building a world, a place where things can be arranged and rearranged until they feel just right. I wonder if he imagined the red rectangles as buildings in a city, or maybe just shapes dancing on a page. There's a stillness to it, but also a sense of movement, like the shapes are gently shifting in space. The way he’s applied the pencil, the grainy texture, reminds me of Agnes Martin’s subtle surfaces. It’s like he’s inviting us to slow down, to really look and see the beauty in simplicity and the joy of pure color relationships. It’s a quiet conversation between colors, shapes, and the artist's hand.