Malahide series No:05 Painting

He talks about his working method like this: "It happened many times that I sketched, planned, and made color composition studies on an iPad in a graphics program before jumping onto the canvas. With this method, it is easy to rewrite and rearrange the structure of the image, since any brush can be used in the virtual space through a special pen. You can often get to the finished picture in this form, and it no longer inspired me. Basically, I don't know what will become of a picture. I have ideas in my head that I want to implement, but I'm really happy when I surprise myself with it. I like to do this with traditional tools, oil and paint." My pictures are formed instinctively, in such a way that movement and time appear in them. I was strongly influenced by the painting of Tamás Lossonczy, and a few years ago, when I visited Mexico, received completely new impulses. The overwhelming colors broadened My own palette as well, which echoed in paper pastings. The collages clarify the world of My oil paintings. "I feel satisfaction when I get through a series. At such times, one rests a bit and rethinks everything one has done so far. I still feel this now. But I've already started thinking about other formats. In the following, I will perhaps start with larger images. I enjoy experimenting with material. I feel that a kind of visual language has developed that I can call my own. Within this, I can move freely!"