- The oil painting “Music for One Chair” from 1974 is one of three works by Aleksandar Luković Lukijan preserved in the “Contemporaries” collection.
- The composition presents three masked clowns with wings, suspended on thick ropes above a theatrical stage.
- At the center of the scene stands a green wooden chair, turned with its back toward the viewer, functioning as a symbol of authority and power.
- The clowns play violins and a trumpet to the empty chair, their artificial smiles masking their true faces.
- Each figure performs a predetermined role, suggesting a directed spectacle rather than genuine expression.
- The painting operates as a metaphor for everyday life, exposing social roles, conformity, and hidden realities.
- Rich in associative meanings, the work offers a sharp critique of hypocrisy in contemporary society.
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