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"Beyond What You See "

In Beyond What You See, Ferruccio Babarcich explores the possibility of form

existing on its own terms, inhabiting a space between painting and sculpture. His

work does not pursue representation or narrative. Rather than describing or

symbolizing the external world, each piece quietly refers to itself. This approach

reflects a sustained commitment to formal exploration that has remained central to

the artist’s practice since his earliest works.

Edges and transitional curves play a crucial role in Babarcich’s work. They are not

merely devices that separate one form from another, but quiet thresholds where

relationships emerge. The spaces and intervals within the work are not empty; they

become places where tension, balance, and coexistence unfold.

He searches intuitively for forms that resonate with him, refining surfaces, edges,

and transitions until a sense of equilibrium is reached. What ultimately emerges is

less an assertion than a presence one that feels closer — to sensation than

explanation, and closer to silence than statement. Exploration itself remains essential

to his artistic process.

The relief works in this exhibition occupy an ambiguous spatial condition. They lean

against the wall without becoming part of it, and possess volume without

aggressively claiming surrounding space. This “in-between” state is central to the

exhibition. It suggests a mode of existence that resists domination or intrusion while

sustaining the possibility of relation through distance and restraint.

At a time when much contemporary art emphasizes participation and immediate

interaction, Babarcich’s work instead invites slower observation and quiet

attentiveness. These works do not perform or demand relationship. Rather, they hold

the possibility of relation within distance, silence, and the careful awareness of form.

This exhibition can also be understood through the perspective of “the aesthetics of

relationship.” The forms neither merge nor collide; instead, they coexist within

measured distance and subtle tension. The gaps and spaces within the work are not

empty voids, but places where relation quietly resides.

What remains after viewing these works is less an image than a condition of

perception: a slowing of breath, a softened awareness, and a renewed sensitivity to

how separate forms—and perhaps separate lives—can coexist within shared space.

Ferruccio Babarcich studied Studio Art and Education at New York University, with

an emphasis on painting and photography, and later studied Interior Design at

Parsons School of Design. His work has been exhibited at Studio Montclair (2025),

Sculptors Alliance in New York (2021), SOHO Photo, and in various solo and group

exhibitions.

Look beyond what you see."

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Curatorial Notes  by Yung C. Kang