Imagination Print

Imagination is the beginning of the creative process. For me, imagination means developing sensual - not necessarily current - inner images with my imagination. These fantasy images, fed by dreams and the unconscious, are the pivotal points of my creativity. What shapes a person? What is important for these person and what is formative for her? What is particularly for all feelings which affect the person’s perception? What do we perceive in one way and not otherwise? What does a person image? What does she see in her mind when she is relaxed and dreaming? Where do all these pictures come from? Latin “Imago” simply means “picture”. In my painting “Imagination” I show a woman who sees her image in a mirror. But is it really herself or just an idea of a woman? To present oneself, to take on a role, to show oneself from the best side, to put on make-up, to disguise ... all of this pervades cultures to this day. The first traces can already be found by the ancient Egyptians: One adorned oneself with cosmetic embellishments in order to resemble the "gods". An image can be an illusion or a dream; it can embody an idea, one's own or an imposed image of how women or men have to give themselves. The mirrored woman whom I painted is bare, and therefore timeless and space-free. The space mirrored behind her is undefined. It contains only one picture, on which a nude can be seen from the back, floating diagonally out of the picture. What matters? What is important? What determines us and our imaginations? There are no simple answers to these questions. I follow the own images of my heart. I think about the works done by surrealistic artists, remember a painting done by Salvador Dali "Burning Giraffe", certainly unconsciously stored in my head. During my search I came across the "diverse variations of the box men" by the engraver and Italian painter by Giovanni Battista Bracelli 1616-1649, on view in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. First I draw my own imaginations, my ideas, draw them in drawer shapes. And there are plenty of them! I imagine that every past experience lies somewhere. Then it is my job as an artist to arrange the drawers, to put them into a structure that can also be painterly implemented. It is important to me to fill these boxes with content, to use symbols such as an egg, a little horse, a paper boat, chocolate, flowers ... I imagine that feelings and wishes are hidden or placed directly. Some compartments and drawers are easier to open than others. Some are so hidden that you can't even pull them up. Others, on the other hand, have been locked with a padlock. May be on own initiative: Better not to look! So some feelings are locked away, because not everything is beautiful that slumbers in oneself. With the implementation in painting and the placement of symbols, the development of my coloring goes hand in hand with the development of a light-dark contrast, the elaboration of the objects and the design of the wood grain. It is extremely complicated to give yourself the answer what actually counts, what has actually shaped your individual being. To illustrate this dilemma, I have provided the drawers on the woman's back in my painting. A white coat also surrounds her like a brake shield. Getting to the own subjects is extremely problematic, just as difficult as remembering really important events and related feelings.

Print:Giclee on Canvas

Size:16 W x 20 H x 1.25 D in

Size with Frame:17.75 W x 21.75 H x 1.25 D in

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