Movement of Organic form (recto)

Boris Ender, along with his siblings Ksenia, Maria and Yuri, was a student of Mikhail Matiushin at the School of Organic Culture in Petrograd/Leningrad.
The image of a new organism, that is the earth’s body, is presented on the plane of this canvas. Many elements, curving and vibrant, are soldered into one organic form of the Earth’s flesh. The energy of the swirling figure creates an impression of movement, of space flight. The blue criss-crossing spirals emphasize the infinity of space itself. Ender wrote that he was interested in movement that is latent but unavoidable in all the forms of life. One can feel the peculiarities of Ender’s manner. He was a painter who could combine infinity of space and unity of organic form.
On the back of the canvas we see a presentation of a landscape constructed of geometrical shapes. This picture was painted probably, earlier. The title “Abstraction” was, most probably, given later and not by the artist.