I Know a Street (from the Oniro series) 1997

Vasile Dobrian made "I Know a Street," part of the Oniro series, as a print. Look at the way the colors sit flat, next to each other, creating shapes without blending. It's like a puzzle, each piece carefully placed. This print is all about the feel of the surface. Notice the texture, where the ink hasn't quite saturated the paper, giving it this slightly rough quality. The colors—a muted olive green, a kind of chalky yellow, and then that jolt of pink—they don't quite go together, but that’s what makes it interesting. See that line of pink running down the middle? It feels like a fault line, holding everything together. It reminds me a little of Guston’s late work. Ultimately, this piece shows us how art can be an ongoing conversation. There are no definitive answers, just different ways of seeing and feeling.