Untitled (code 1603), acrylic on linen Painting

Painting: acrylic on linen - a permanent blue - As a process driven artist I reflect on the process of painting, the brush stroke in action and different perceptions. Acrylic is a waterbased paint and quick drying. I use it in thin layers with the painting lying flat on a table. The painting surface appears photographic, but is carefully handpainted. It characterizes itself by coincidence and a precise making. Although a contradictio in terminis, this is created by a repetetive rehearsel of painterly gestures in brush strokes that are wiped away, before they are entirely dry. The contrasts of ignoring or acknowledging the illusion of depth during this process, the coincidences versus control, the artificial appearance of the skin is all decided in a challenge of time. The result is a painting that carries the dualism of what the artist and paint decide together. A painted moment in time, and ... another painted moment in time. Two frozen moments in one perception. Or a 'zooming in' on painterly gestures via a split screen: - a permanent dualistic blue - ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Signed and dated on the back. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Keywords: blue, dualism, expressive, geometric, layered, depth of focus