1+1=3

Tavar Zawacki’s Connected series reflects the paradox of our time: a society more connected online than ever, yet increasingly disconnected in lived experience. His paintings come to life through sweeping arcs of translucent color on a grand scale, stretching across multiple canvases and linking individual works into a greater whole. Each arc is part of a larger circle — a form that embodies connection, unity, and belonging.

At the core of this practice is Zawacki’s guiding principle: 1 + 1 = 3. When two arcs of color meet, they do not simply sit beside one another; they connect, and in that connection new shapes and colors emerge. A third presence — carrying qualities of both yet belonging fully to neither — comes into being. The work makes visible what cannot exist alone: the generative power of connection.

This principle extends beyond painting. When people connect, we too become more than the sum of our parts. Dialogue becomes exchange, relationship becomes community, and difference becomes possibility. Zawacki’s Connected series affirms the beauty of belonging — the recognition that our identities, like colors, are most vivid when they connect — and in that connection, transform one another.

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