Procreation 2016

Nemanja Vučković made 'Procreation' without dating it, using a layering technique that feels like a visual diary. Each mark, each color seems to be a thought recorded in paint. Looking closely, the texture is key. You can see the history of the painting being built up, scraped back, and reworked. The blues and reds, peek out from beneath the surface, drawing you in. There's a real energy in the way Vučković applies the paint. See that area with the swirling black lines, like a doodle you'd make while on the phone? It's a focal point, but it also invites you to trace the other marks, to follow the artist's hand and mind as it moved across the canvas. It reminds me a bit of Cy Twombly, not in the style, but in the sense of capturing a raw, unfiltered expression. It's all about the act of painting, the conversation between the artist and the canvas, and that’s what makes it so compelling. It asks more questions than it answers, which, for me, is what art should do.