THE GHOST IN YOUR HEART Painting

THE GHOST IN YOUR HEART 2018 130 (w) x 130 (h) x 2,5 cm acrylic, oil, coloured pencil and pastel on canvas Under a leaden sky After our summer passed After the season turned After all we said and did not become Hostages - prisoners - lovers - hostiles Autumnal storms - raging sea - cold moon nights You and me: museums of fear Don't forget what we once were. Queen without a kingdom In your dark world When you cry at night When you don't find sleep in your dreams I will be The GHOST in your heart. King without a queen In my winter's empire When I cannot see the light of day When I face the frozen winds from the North You will be The GHOST in my heart. CB/2018 * * * * “You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche * * * * This painting is a part of a new FIGURATIVE SERIES that complements the current artistic style of my large sized paintings. About the background of this series: I opened my world of painting and as a painter by drawing and sketching, and from the beginning till this day the figurative element plays a prominent role in my graphical works on paper. The figurative perspective was and still is my basement and the starting point for all of my expressive stylizations and abstractions. But I had the feeling that my drawn figures grow out of the small paper format and that they have something more to say. That’s the reason why I have started a new figurative series and transfer my graphical, figurative projection to the large sized canvas. I want more than just a profane copy of a drawing. It has to be a new challenge and a reorientation in form and content. From time to time I add some lyrical words, a poem or written message and confront these sentences with my figures on the canvas. Harmony or confrontation, everything is possible and it’s an exciting and very intuitive process somewhere between different contemporary painting genres. * * * * This piece is a true LARGE-SIZED PAINTING for a large-scale, aesthetic and colourful impression on your wall AND as my authentic and personal artwork with an artistic subsurface message. I use exclusively oil and acrylic colours, canvas and wooden frames in a professional museum quality. The painting wears my signature on the front and is signed, entitled and dated on the backside. The sides are not part of the painting and show the black painted canvas. The painting is ready to hang (on the backside: high-quality iron plates with metal inserts and nylon rope for gallery use), unframed and doesn’t need a frame or any additional surface treatment. The piece will be safely shipped in a custom wooden crate. It will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and a cover letter. Please note: In context pictures are not necessarily to scale and are for illustrative purposes only. If you have any questions about this painting or any other piece, feel free to contact me and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks so much for taking an interest in my work. Warm wishes, Christian