Danica Firulovic, White Square, Rectangle and Circle on White, 2020. Oil on Italian linen, 46 x 46cm. Courtesy: the artist and Galerie pompom, Sydney.
The paintings by Danica Firulovic in White Nuances explore the subtleties of white and the responsiveness of white paint when layered on linen with a geometric aesthetic.
Wassily Kandinsky claimed that only with the development of abstraction could white be asserted on its own terms. In his book of theory Concerning the Spiritual in Art he states, ‘White…has the harmony of silence…It is not dead silence, but one pregnant with possibilities.’ And it is the restraint of painting only with white that offers a plethora of possibilities, with the focus on exposing the essence of form and illusionistic space.
The white-on-white process results in forms closer to light grey than white. A white shape appears whiter than the one that precedes it, and this repetitive process of experimenting with nuances of white goes on and on.
The gallery is open and practicing COVID-19 social distancing measures. Opening night 11 November 6 – 8pm. Limited numbers, bookings here. View the exhibition online here.
