Big Soft Form 2, 2017

Bosiljka Zirojevic Lecic  

A study of silent architecture. This acrylic painting operates through a strict minimalist lens. Deep charcoal tones dominate the surface. A singular, vibrant blue accent cuts through the darkness. It defines a precise geometric fold. This visual rupture creates a sense of three-dimensional depth. The composition plays with the tension between internal and external space.
The artist utilizes sharp lines to guide the eye. A vertical column anchors the center. A diagonal slash disrupts the lower quadrant. These elements suggest a folded plane or a hidden architectural void. The matte texture of the dark pigment absorbs light. In contrast, the cerulean hue radiates an electric energy. This balance evokes a feeling of refined stillness. Every stroke serves a structural purpose. The artwork transforms a flat canvas into a spatial experiment. It is a dialogue between shadow and vividness. The precise execution reflects a deep understanding of formal abstraction. The result is a contemplative piece that explores the boundaries of perception. The composition ends with a delicate blue thread descending into the dark base.

The dominant material used in the work is textile - industrial fabric, which in the very process of creation becomes the material that "makes" the image, that is, translates it into an object. By using textile as a building element, the material itself becomes the primary surface of the object - representation, with certain specificities and qualities - softness, elasticity, tactility... The very organization of the space of the image - object is dominated by geometric shapes, which are marked by joints (seams) and which fit together.
In some places the joints are subtle and slightly indicated, and in some works they are robust and emphasized - thus creating a relief drawing that emerges from the surface into space. The softness of the material itself, which makes up the image and builds the composition, is contrasted with the hardness of the linear system of the drawing, which appears as a network of lines with certain dynamics.

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.

From Soft Forms series.
Industrial wool fabric, sewing, and oil pastel on acrylic-painted canvas.
Signed on the back by the artist.