“x+y…” represents the rapidly changing world around us, which constantly influences our thoughts and ideas. The artist admits: “I repeatedly tried to force the captured topic into a fixed format. Unfortunately, this is not possible.” Some of the thoughts or shapes in the painting lead elsewhere. The chaos of fragments altered the course of solutions. The original impulse lost its meaning. It’s like a big canvas that we fill with our stories and experiences, but the more we try to organise it into a definite structure, the more it slips out of our grasp. Capturing specific thoughts and registering them was no longer the goal – the landscape x took it over. Problem x+y = was solved as 2x+2y.
In the context of the equation x+y=2x+2y, landscape x is unknown variables and factors. Often these invisible and unexpected elements can change the outcome of a discussion. It teaches us to be adaptable and open to change, to embrace uncertainty and to explore various paths to reach a goal. In doing so, we can broaden our creative horizons and discover new solutions to problems.
The original version of release in Estonian was a co-written by the artist and AI.
Alar Tuul (b. 1982) is one of the young Estonian artists with the most recognisable and unique style. He graduated from the painting department of Pallas University of Applied Sciences and holds a Master’s degree in painting from the University of Tartu. Since 2011, he has had numerous solo exhibitions across Estonia, including at Tartu Art House (2021), Kondas Centre (2017), Tartu Art Museum (2013) and Haapsalu City Gallery (2013).
