Lici 2017

Curator: The explosion of colour is rather overwhelming, isn’t it? Editor: It is. Before delving into its symbolic meanings, one must appreciate the raw energy conveyed through the frenetic composition. Look at the vibrant palette, the aggressive brushstrokes! It practically vibrates. Curator: I agree, the energy is palpable. The piece is by David Michael Hinnebusch, created in 2017. It’s titled "Lici", an acrylic on canvas, isn’t it? Editor: Indeed, it is. It is fascinating to consider how such an apparent abstraction somehow retains recognizable features. Eyes, a nose… fragments coalesce, echoing primal human representation. Do you perceive specific influences? I note a graffiti art aspect with something of the “Naive art” style? Curator: Most definitely. It calls to mind, perhaps, the spirit of raw primal expression found in, say, children's art or even certain outsider art traditions. Those oversized, unblinking eyes could symbolize raw, unfiltered perception or perhaps a confrontation with societal observation. And yet, is there maybe a melancholy underlying all the frenetic energy? A reflection on vulnerability through these raw symbolic markers? Editor: Possibly, yet that reading risks projecting an external narrative onto a piece which foregrounds immediate visual impact. Isn't its essence rooted in its structural imbalances? Notice how the line work destabilizes any cohesive form, leaving only the memory of a portrait. Even with such discordant elements, do you think it communicates emotional themes? Curator: Yes, precisely through that discord! This sense of fractured wholeness represents our fragmented selves as mirrored in public spaces, expressed via layered images from social reflections over time. What stories will viewers overlay to this visual palimpsest as they walk the urban landscape? Editor: A thoughtful interpretation, I am curious how future audiences might respond as our cultural symbols evolve and the image itself becomes a memory. Curator: Precisely, "Lici" becomes another mirror—its painted surfaces echo lives as glyphs of collective experience. Editor: Leaving us to consider what will last and what, ultimately, fades into abstract history.