Frank Selen

I do not paint what I see, but what I sense — beneath the surface of things, beyond time and memory. My work is not a mirror of the visible world, but an invitation to wander through the unknown, the in-between, the barely spoken.

Each painting is a process, an improvisation. I rarely know what the final image will become — and I cherish that uncertainty. The brush, my hands, gravity, the music I listen to, and the scent of burning incense guide me into landscapes that never existed, and yet feel strangely familiar. It’s not about realism; it’s about resonance.

My inspiration springs from elemental forces: the sea, the sky, the early universe, life and decay, light and void. Sometimes the work evokes a nebula, other times a place untouched by human presence — peaceful, raw, perhaps timeless. This is not the world as it is, but as it could have been… or might be, once we are gone.

I work primarily with oil and acrylic on canvas or wood, letting texture, transparency and movement emerge organically. My palette shifts with the emotion of the moment; no two works are alike, because no two inner journeys are.

Through painting, I seek to suggest a reality that escapes language — but not feeling.