Rascetane vatre 1969

Vangel Naumovski made this painting called Rascetane vatre, meaning Kindled Fires, with oils, and the effect is super dreamy. I imagine Naumovski, faced with a blank canvas, conjuring up this whole other world. Look at how the color palette shifts from dark blues and greens to vibrant oranges and reds. It feels like peering into an alien garden. I wonder what it was like for him to create this. Did he have a specific vision, or did it just evolve organically, blob by blob? The paint looks thin, almost translucent in places. But there is a feeling of depth within the surface. The gestures are delicate, like gossamer threads. There is a tenderness to the way he lays down each mark, each dot and line. Naumovski, like other surrealist painters, such as Remedios Varo, created new worlds in their paintings. It’s like they are whispering to each other across time and space, and they are inviting us to join their conversation.