Blog 02

I looked into Edward Zajec’s paintings. Though they seem basic at first glance, I was drawn to the order and systematic organization of the geometries in the paintings. I admire the commentary on the reality of computers in our lives. In the earlier days when computers were being introduced, Zajec decided to turn to these hand painted graphics that emulate the construction a computer generates. Additionally, the rules the Zajec assigns to the composition remains simple. Though with only two rules, there are almost an infinite amount of repetitions and unique compositions that the logic can produce. The act of producing the painting by hand though, makes the art work feel more local to “reality” or to the way humans were before the complex algorithms of the digital world took over basic needs in our lives.