Berlin. Pondering Silence at Gatto Nero Drawing

"Schwarzer Kater"—gatto nero, black tomcat—was the name of a pub in my neighborhood in Berlin. Depicted here is what I saw from my beer-bench in front of this location: a nondescript crossing of byroads as a metaphor of the world. Regarding my oeuvre the work presented here is special, aiming at the visualization of "pondering silence" by depicting street objects as symbols communicating through somehow vast spaces. As an artist I didn't follow this pictorial trail in it's pureness much further – in favor of non-figurativeness, more vivid visible gestures and movements. But allow to direct your attention to signs that add life to composition: the hint of a roadwork pit in the very front, opening the scene to nether regions where the fire of vigor is burning, the little spot of defect in the paper by the window top left, an artifact made on the verge of finishing of the work, and the emotional signature of an artist who just realized this Zen-like flaw.

Drawing:Chalk on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36.6 W x 23.8 H x 0 D in

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