Title: Golden Mean (four-part composition: Evil • Golden Mean • Good • Gold)
Artist: Svitlana Dudenko
Year: 2024
Dimensions: Central panel 120×100 cm; Side circles (Ø 80 cm each); Lower panel 20×100 cm
Medium: Oil, acrylic, oil pastel on canvas
The installation Golden Mean is the key work of the series. It consists of four canvases: the central one depicting a golden pendulum swinging between white and black circles, and the lower canvas bearing the symbol of golden harmony. Inspired by Umberto Eco’s “Foucault’s Pendulum,” the work visualizes the human search for truth. Within KOS, it portrays perpetual motion between opposites — light and darkness, good and evil — and the eternal striving for equilibrium. The pendulum becomes a metaphor for civilization’s fragile balance, suggesting that humanity must rediscover the golden mean to survive and evolve.
Executed in the KOS style, it holds collector’s value and symbolizes the direction.
Feel free to explore your own interpretations, as abstract art often invites multiple viewpoints!
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