▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁discover ing ▁a ▁new ▁type ▁of ▁beauty . ▁In ▁the ▁‘ F ’ ▁paint ings ▁– ▁the ▁‘ F ’ ▁stands ▁for ▁Fe hl erm al erei ▁or ▁‘ fail ure ▁painting ’ . ▁ ▁Ost row ski ' s ▁work ▁addresses ▁for ml ess ness ▁and ▁destruction , ▁and ▁an ▁imp ulse ▁to ▁de value ▁and ▁ru in ▁painting . ▁He ▁expl ores ▁n ih il istic ▁strateg ies ▁of ▁des k illing ▁and ▁dis orientation ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁discover ▁new ▁random ▁and ▁surprising ▁out comes . ▁Ost row ski ▁tries ▁to ▁cons ci ously ▁sub vert ▁his ▁art ▁historical ▁knowledge ▁when ▁making ▁a ▁painting ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁unexpected ▁out comes . ▁Ost row ski ' s ▁work ▁addresses ▁a ▁sub vers ive ▁sense ▁of ▁Post - Min imal ist ▁a path y . ▁Ost row ski ▁has ▁turned ▁em pt iness ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁motiv ation ▁into ▁his ▁subject ▁matter . ▁ ▁Ost row ski ' s ▁practice ▁questions ▁the ▁preced ents ▁of ▁painting , ▁i . e ., ▁content , ▁composition , ▁line , ▁form ▁and ▁color . ▁His ▁sparse , ▁random ▁and ▁un in hib ited ▁paint ings ▁challenge ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁what ▁constit utes ▁a ▁completed ▁and ▁successful ▁painting . ▁Crit ic ▁J J ▁Charles worth ▁has ▁called ▁Ost row ski ’ s ▁work ▁“ end game ” ▁painting , ▁i . e ., ▁a ▁process ▁that ▁involves ▁discover ing ▁what , ▁if ▁any , ▁marks ▁must ▁still ▁be ▁made ▁on ▁the ▁canvas