Iconograms, 1973–1974, ink on paper,
30 × 40 cm each
Works from the Iconograms series depict frames of non-existent pictures, subjected to geometrical arrangements. These drawings referred to an idea of an ‘image of a non-existent picture’, developed by the artist at that time. In abstract, simplified forms of Iconograms, Dłużniewski modified a rectangular frame — a border of a non-existent picture. The concept of Iconograms with their ‘geometric ballet’ was continued in 22 Figurative Pictures (1979), a work depicting various configurations of the artist’s actions with picture frames.
