The diptych "Cadmium Red and Red Cadmium" embodies a storm of emotions, expressed through waves and bursts of red color spreading across both paintings, creating a visual echo between them. The year of creation, 2023, suggests a contemporary approach by the artist to classical oil painting techniques applied on a linen canvas. The dimensions of the canvases, 1500 mm by 700 mm, allow the paint to unfold in all its power and beauty. The first canvas is saturated with the energy of cadmium red, which deepens into dark, mysterious shades, then flares up to bright, fiery tones, creating the impression that the color pulsates and breathes. The second canvas continues this color range but introduces bold black lines into the composition that either cross the canvas or smoothly follow the curves of the color waves, adding rhythm and direction to the composition.
This pair of works represents a dialogue between color and shape, light and shadow, chaos and order. They exhibit the hand of the master, capable of simultaneously controlling and releasing the material, allowing it to tell its own unique story.