i remember
to be in an old castle in france during a special exhibition of tapestries from the early baroque periods. the carpets, which had partly run through and crumbled, still had an overwhelming display of colors and beauty, as witnesses to a long past exuberant and highly sensual cultural epoch.
these carpets left a lasting impression on me. particularly i liked this high degree of worn structures in combination with the former picture.
creative concept
within everything there is, if you will, a certain amount of both; emergence and decay.
FloralFusion highlights various phases or processes involving the creation, organization, and dissolution or liquefaction of structures.
orchestrating the interplay of two fundamental energies, akin to the ancient concept of yin and yang, the yang energy manifesting as a meticulous and tectonic grid structure, reminiscent of technical precision and order. each square, a pixelated testament to the structured force that governs.
In contrast, the yin energy breathing life into the canvas with an organic and partly random dissolution of the same grid, suggesting the fluidity and unpredictability inherent in nature.
these two contrasting energies coalesce and dance across the stage, creating a mesmerizing synergy that speaks to the dynamic equilibrium present in life.
in order for me to really like a picture, it has to have a balance, a harmony, an inner sound. but at the same time it has to have something that hurts a bit, something out of balance.
in my art work i often try to reach both; emergence and decay, order and chaos.
as far as i can trace back there are several approaches; one is taken by the gestural drawing/scribbles; countless overlays of lines thrown out as if from a quick, expressive gesture, of the most varied strength and color. layered over and over each other, building up a fine and dense multicolored fabric, reminding me sometimes of certain pastel drawing techniques.
another approach is the inaccuracy/disintegration structure; the principle of having a theoretical idea, but a pretty imperfect realization or decay over time. in a way that we often encounter in life.
but there is most certainly a more unsentimental, main approach; the fascination of thousands of overlapping lines, which gradually reveal shapes. the basic joy of playing and experimenting with elementary shapes and colors. the depth and complexity of these mikado structures become a visible experience at the latest with relatively large printouts one can perceive this dense impenetrable and seemingly never fully discernible structural space.
furthermore, by using a combination of random pixel sorting blurs, a slightly randomized grain structure and various blending effects, certain decay processes are simulated, thereby adding another layer, a kind of time/decay layer.
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