Pivot / Echo Series

Pivot: a fixed point supporting something which turns or balances. Echo: repetitive structures ordering a visual field. Our universe exists within a phenomena of cycles. - Johannes Kepler My visual work has never been far from the influence of the grid. For me it’s a device upon which to build a composition, a construction and express visual paths. In the process of working on the Conceal Reveal Series I found passages that had resulted within the 2 inch squares enticing. (See Conceal Reveal No. 50.5) While the over-all composition secures the visual field, when isolating these squares I began to see other possibilities. The paintings on view here are the result of enlarging these passages to be their own compositions, statements of color, and surface. -- Robert Cwiok, 2024