...In the philosophies of Eastern Europe we often find an attitude that says that a clear thought is a small thought and that a clear thought is a thought that hasn’t been thought through to its very end. Of course this indicates the fact that the more you know about a subject, the more questions arise, and it also indicates the growing critical complexity of things in this world, whether we encounter them in real life, in analysing the universe, or, as a matter of fact, in art.
In Gerard Waskievitz’s paintings, we walk through a wonderland world, which shows us that there are many, many hidden dimentions. We take a stroll down memory lane, but we are also, every now and then, touching a kind of foreboding, a sudden vision of hell or paradise, alarm bells ringing telling about changes to come.
The paintings will thankfully indicate the paths to follow in order to arrive at understanding main station, at recognition, but things don’t come easy. Why should they? It’s not written in any book. And this contributes to the fascination of Gerard Waskievitz’s art.
Painting as Memory
The Art of Gerard Waskievitz
By Gerhard Charles Rum
Translation by Mason Ellis Murray
