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Object at the Limit of Abstraction. Chromatic Morphogenesis in Ivan Kavtea’s Work
(2025) Dragneva, Lilia
The article analyzes the artistic evolution of Ivan Kavtea, an artist originally from the Republic of Moldova, later settled in Germany. His journey spans from traditional objectual realism to neo-abstraction, focusing on the use of pure color as an essential means of expression. The concept of “object at the limit of abstraction” defines his style, where realistic elements are gradually abstracted while preserving an allusion to the original referent, a notion inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy. Kavtea often starts from natural impulses and recognizable motifs, which he transforms chromatically and compositionally, resulting in fragmentary-abstract works. Compared to the evolution of Kandinsky’s Blue Rider, his artistic path highlights a tension between figuration and abstraction, yet without completely abandoning the real source. The artist incorporates literary and philosophical influences, including writings by Vladimir Nabokov and the Book of Genesis, exploring fundamental themes such as memory, creation, and transcendentalism. Throughout his work, Ivan Kavtea promotes a neomodernist and conceptual vision, where color becomes the primary instrument of emotional and intellectual communication, upholding the principle that painting, like music, should express itself in an autonomous and abstract form.