Painting by Olena Koliesnik

Six paintings on coarse-grained paper, which became a co-author of the series. I did not plan to use this material, but its aggressive texture was able to withstand the tension of the concept. This is a part of “Attack”, in which I focus on the state of internal struggle, looped action and an attempt to go beyond the boundaries of one’s own “self”. One pose. Each work is the idea of setting a time for a round, together they loop the struggle. Their mass presses, together installation-like. In the center is a deformed circle, a murky spiral, stretching under blows from within. The hero fights against the boundaries, while his shadow — thin as a needle — penetrates through the barriers by diffusion, breaking up into red spots in the external chaos of colors. Placing the works in a 3×3 grid is not a technical requirement, but a way to enable movement that is not present in each painting individually. This is art for a space where there is a place for contemplation, meaningful time between expectations, conducting a dialogue in honesty. Although the works are only available as a single whole, I imagine a scenario where these six parts then become a common code for six different people: business partners, friends, family members... In this case, the division does not blur the meaning, but makes it deeper - like a connection of those people through the distance. Each goes their own way, together they hold the line, the vision and the values they follow. Looking at these works together, I ponder the fundamental questions of meaning and content in my life. Do dialogues arise about the mundane at all. The section "Attack" is part of the series "Solomon's Paradox" - eighteen paintings about three human reactions in crisis: stupor, attack, flight. This part was created in Poland.