Composition with rectangles 1969

Editor: Hryhorii Havrylenko's "Composition with Rectangles," created in 1969, is a drawing on paper that immediately strikes me with its stark simplicity. It's minimalist to the extreme, just a few lines shaping these imperfect geometric forms. What do you see when you look at this piece? Curator: Well, I'm drawn to that very starkness you mentioned! It whispers of quiet rebellion, you know? In a world saturated with images, Havrylenko dares to offer us almost nothing. A dance of imperfect rectangles… Makes you wonder, doesn’t it, about the essence of form itself? Are these rectangles simply rectangles, or do they stand for something more? Buildings? Memories? Broken promises? It feels incredibly… intimate. Editor: Broken promises! That’s interesting; I hadn't considered the emotional aspect. Curator: Oh, absolutely! Think of the era—1969. What’s crackling in the cultural air? A yearning for simplicity, perhaps a rejection of the complex narratives of the past. It's like a sigh etched onto paper. I almost want to ask: what is *not* there in those rectangles? What are we projecting onto them? Editor: So the meaning isn't necessarily in what’s depicted, but what we bring to it? Curator: Precisely! Art becomes a mirror, reflecting our own inner landscape. Does it make you think of anything specific? A place, a feeling...? Editor: I’m getting a sense of longing and a need for stability—maybe those two rectangles leaning into one another are not that stable after all. It makes me appreciate how much a simple composition can suggest. Curator: Indeed! It proves less can be profoundly more, leaving a lasting impression.