Attempt for Versailles I 2006

Pavlo Makov's "Attempt for Versailles I" presents a muted palette on what appears to be aged paper, establishing a somber, reflective mood. The composition is neatly divided into three horizontal registers, each featuring rows of meticulously rendered yet slightly decaying arboreal forms. The linear arrangement and the repetition of motifs invite a structuralist reading, suggesting a system or code is being explored. The attempt at Versailles, alludes to themes of control, order, and perhaps the futility of imposing strict geometries onto nature. Semiotically, the garden can be seen as a signifier of power and civilization. The visible decay and the washed-out colors, further destabilize these established meanings, questioning the permanence of imposed structures. The work functions as a poignant commentary on the transient nature of order, and the inevitable return of entropy.