ATTRACTIO CIRCULI
6.9. – 22.9.2013.

 

Opening of the exhibition on September 6th 2013 at 7 pm.
Ring Gallery
Trg žrtava fašizma 16, 10000 Zagreb

Opening hours:
Wednesday – Friday 11 am – 7 pm
Saturday – Sunday 10 am – 6 pm
Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and holidays.

Curator: Wlodzimierz Karankiewicz

Project manager: Božo Raič

Exhibiting:
Barbara Raič
Beata Bebel
Wlodzimierz Karankiewicz
Jaroslaw Kweclich
Bartosz Fraczek
Jacek Lydzba
Robert Puczynski

Attractio circuli
[Circle as a token of the linear type]

It seems that the similarities and differences  occurring in the relation “relator-relata” are dependent on the relationship that occurred at the moment of meeting on a borderline  (limes)   of that what is fluent on both sides. The meeting ( of an entity with infinity) in “limes” (a border as a line) is subjected to the effect of both a repulsive lack of relation ( vis repulsiva) and a decisive power of attraction ( vis attractiva).
“Limes” that is placed between repulsion and attraction characterises itself with a constant fluency ( fluxus continuus) of a multi-layer modulation record. The process of a steady flow takes place in the spherical area covering “ a higher ending”  ( acc. to Hegel – “an ending” as a higher form of art), where the aesthetic values  of what is non-presentable, ideal, disembodied and unconscious, materialise themselves in the relation occurring between a form, light and texture. This “polyphony” ( Roman Ingarden) of fluent forms of expression presents a “limes” as a border (περας, Hegel) of transition (μεταβασις), which is described in the continuum of becoming and transience as “aestheticus limes “.
Adopting the assumptions of the Aristotle’s  science on the continuity of a line R.J. Bošković notices the properties of the border by joining the preceding field (πρότερον)  with the following field (ὕστερον) , the continuation of the previous and the future continuum (continuum praecedens  and continuum sequens).
„Limes”as a linear designation of a border is a dynamic entity possessing varied characteristics of  creative coexistence and which can come into being in a shape of an obvious circular line. A circle is a curved line that by means of its plasticity and power of attraction enables a circular structure of a discourse with  other media[ „ cosmic openness” of a discourse about the amphitheatre of  Vilém Flusser ]. The concept „attractio circuli“ constitutes a smooth transition from the concept of  “iconic continuum to the concept of the continuation of the continuum (continuitas continui), and by leaving the boundaries of its own language, it creates unlimited (ἄπειρον) possibilities of  putting into existence this what is new. In the relationship “ similar-different” , this is just “attraction circuli” that constitutes the Ingarden’s  “ place of non-description”, which at the moment of its receptive and aesthetic instantiation becomes  a “ point of exit of productive activity” (R.I.).  A circle [circulus]of artists and professorsof Jan Długosz Academy in Częstochowa: Włodzimierz Karankiewicz, Beata Bebel-Karankiewicz, Bartosz Frączek, Jarosław Kweclich, Jacek Łydżba  along with a sculptorRobert Puczyński and a Croatian artist Barbara Raič  maintaining and postulating the continuity of[substratesunderpiece]of continuum brought about the cyclicality  of  the “infinite continuum”.
The openness of  [infinite] continuum  ontoa multi-dimensional plasticity of  [„ lines and points“] enables the transition to the  „attractio-circuli“ model, where the horizons of various media meet and join each other.

Božo Raič

This exhibition is a result of collaboration between Faculty of Arts Jan Dlugosz University in Częstochowa and Croatian Association of Artists.
Exhibition is kindly supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia and City Office for Education, Culture and Sport Zagreb.