Roofs 1980

Vudon Baklytsky made this little painting called ‘Roofs’ with oil on canvas and look how the layers reveal themselves, like a slow unveiling. I imagine Baklytsky beginning with that warm yellow-orange, a wash that sets the mood. The blues then come in, those decisive, architectural shapes of the roofs. It’s not just about representation but also about feeling. Those blues aren’t just blue; they carry the weight of the structures, the coolness of the shadows. You can sense him figuring it out as he went along. It's like he's building a world, one roof at a time, a skyline emerging from a dream. Painters have always looked at the world and painted their version of it, not simply replicating what they see. Baklytsky shares something with other painters, a conversation across time, like notes passed between friends. In the end, all we’re left with are interpretations, suggestions, glimpses of possible worlds, and in these roofs, Baklytsky offers us just that.