Soft Form 1, 2009

Bosiljka Zirojevic Lecic  

This expansive polyptych explores the delicate tension between interior and exterior space. Seven vertical acrylic panels create a rhythmic sequence of abstraction. Deep indigo tones dominate the composition. They establish a moody and contemplative atmosphere. Sharp geometric divisions intersect with soft fluid curves. Terracotta accents emerge as luminous focal points. These warm organic shapes break the cool austerity of the blue fields. The artist employs a precise architectural approach to balance. Subtle gradients add depth to the flat planes. Each panel functions as a standalone study while contributing to a larger narrative. The repetition of curved motifs suggests a continuous movement across the wall. This artwork reflects a sophisticated research into visual media and urban intersection. It merges rigorous academic precision with a poetic sensibility. The interplay of opposites defines the visual experience. High contrast highlights the clean edges of each pigment application. The set concludes with a final sliver of orange against a dark void.

The selection from the Geometrizations cycle consists of pictures - reliefs and pictures - drawings, shaped as integrated works that unite, not only technologically but also artistically, different experiences from several disciplines of artistic expression. The very positioning of these works in the form of polyptychs creates a new system of interrelationships of horizontal and vertical sign structures and surfaces of different textures, which creates a unity of all elements. In this entire process, the material itself - terracotta relief, terracotta on canvas, graphite... is not only the basis for the image, but also becomes the primary surface of the object in the organized whole of the form. The building elements are consciously reduced, where warm, natural materials contrast with dark surfaces and traces of graphite. By separating segments in the field of the whole and using linear-geometric construction, as well as "cuts" in the terracotta on canvas, I strive to form my own system - a symbolic code of the relationship between man and nature. The basic premise of her artistic expression over a long period refers to the need for constant experimentation with the very construct of the painting and the material from which it is made. Within the established system of geometric, reduced forms that make up her artistic language, the surface of the painting and its pictorial value impose themselves as another field of action and possibility for expression. Positioning the material as a building element of the painting provides the opportunity to work and explore within an expanded field, where the characteristic properties of the materials used offer potential for the development of a specific artistic expression. By using unconventional painting substrates like aluminum, plush, PVC material, foil, and woolen fabric, the painting becomes part of a process that translates it into a painting-object, moving beyond the established plastic system of surface organization. This sculptural processing of the painting as an object provides a wide range of new modalities in positioning its visual and spatial effect. At the same time, the selected material, with minimal interventions, forms the basis of a system of geometric images and shapes that are consciously devoid of color. The materials used are most often achromatic, and in such a reduced order of all formal elements, a relationship is established between rhythm as a state and rhythmicity as a process. Her architectural approach of combining and composing reduced forms, which she treats as plates that fit together, gives her the opportunity to analytically connect with the essential elements of the plastic system: surface, line, color, matter, and material. By emphasizing composition and building structure through the relationships of forms, she strives for a compact whole in which all relationships are carefully thought out. 

Mixed media (Terracotta and graphite) on canvas. From Geometrizations Series. Dimensions: Overall size: 10.6 H x 57.4 W x 1.5 D in. Individual size: 10.6 H x 8.2 W x 1.5 D in. Signed at the top left corner by the artist.