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A new artwork from Michael Thümmrich IT IS WHAT IT IS - PAINTING AS OFFER My painting is what it is: paint, paper, canvas - and myself as a painter. It is a self-inquiry, neither world-explanatory nor self-explanatory. It is therefore not initially a message to third parties and is not created with a view to the potential viewer. Nevertheless, what I paint and how I paint it is also an offer to the viewer. It invites him to engage in something he does not yet know. Without specification. This can be difficult and challenging. And it requires a decision: the decision to use your senses and to rely on your senses. Without conceptual and thematic “hanging ropes”. The viewer is addressed in his individuality and in the autonomy of his own judgement, taken seriously and respected. When, shaped by his own experiences, he sets out and begins to think about and interpret what he sees, the viewer appropriates the image in the truest sense of the word. The picture is “multiplied” in individual perceptions and interpretations. Over time, one and the same person can definitely come to different conclusions, to different interpretations. And the emotional impact of a picture can also change, just as changing emotional states and changing experiences can, conversely, change the view of a picture. I gather this from the statements of people who live with my pictures. Talking about my pictures often gives me a new perspective on my work. It inspires me and gives me new impulses. A dialogue can arise that affects my work. In this way, a circle is closed between the painter, the picture and the viewer. I am happy to offer this dialogue to the visitors of my exhibitions and the viewers of my paintings, and I look forward to it. Michael Thummrich

Painting:mixed media on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:59.1 W x 59.1 H x 0.1 D in

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