Untitled 1965

This untitled painting was made by Georgi Kovachev using paint on canvas. Looking at it, I notice how the artist moves between abstraction and figuration, it's a balancing act, right? The paint is applied with these bold strokes, thick in some places, letting the ochre ground peek through in others. The black outlines are so strong, but the colours within are not quite contained, as though the inside and outside are having a conversation. Take the red triangle on her chest, for example: it's not quite centered, it's a bit off, which creates a kind of tension. Is it a jewel, a wound, or just a splash of colour? Kovachev makes me think of Milton Avery, especially in the way he simplifies forms and uses colour to create a mood. Ultimately, this painting is less about what it represents, and more about how it makes you feel. It's a question, not an answer.