Dauka 9 1988

Curator: Allow me to introduce Małgorzata Serwatka's "Dauka 9" from 1988, executed in ink and drawing media. Editor: Whoa. It feels like an explosion in a geometric toy factory. Everything's jagged and tumbling. My immediate sense is nervous energy contained within hard lines. Curator: Interesting take. I find a strong symbolic interplay between geometric forms and what appears to be organic figuration. See how the geometric shapes jostle alongside suggestive bovine forms? Editor: You're right, I see a definite bull-like energy. But they seem trapped, almost suffocated by these clunky gears or…are those architectural fragments maybe? Curator: That tension is palpable, isn’t it? There's a visual dialogue happening between the representation of raw animalistic force and imposed structure, perhaps hinting at control. Note the somewhat naïve, expressionistic style further emphasizing raw emotion. Editor: I'm especially drawn to the contrast between the almost cartoonish rendering of some elements and the deeply intricate ink work elsewhere. The limited palette also concentrates my gaze—everything fights for my attention, but that bold use of line helps. Curator: Indeed. We might read these juxtaposed elements as metaphors. Perhaps the angular components suggest rigid social constructs while those quasi-bull figures represent innate primal instincts struggling against those structures? It invites questions around individual will versus societal demands. Editor: It feels incredibly immediate too. The expressionistic brushwork amplifies the sense of internal conflict, as though these figures and forms are bursting to break free. But the naive handling offers such tenderness... Curator: That interplay, tenderness versus rigidity, certainly intensifies the work’s narrative potential. It offers no easy answers, really prompting ongoing introspection about our relationship with boundaries. Editor: Yes, it leaves you with an unresolved chord. A sense that everything is vibrating and could shift at any moment. Curator: A fitting end note on Serwatka’s powerfully evocative "Dauka 9", a lasting visual reminder about inner turbulence and the quest for individual liberation within constrained forms.