My works occupy an abstract expressionist territory where there is no direct reference to anything in the real world. The paintings have their own logic and being, without messages or illusion. I am interested in the painting as an object.

 

The painterly process is delimited by the chosen surface, which forms the limits for the experiment and a bodily interaction with the canvas. I build color, gesture and composition in many layers - sometimes according to a simple procedural rule set, other times the strategies are more complicated based on a mood or a certain inner energy.

 

The paintings often consist of hidden or obvious structures, borne of both spontaneity and experience. The color is a fundamental element, just like the gesture and the pace of the individual stroke. There are no restrictions on the choice of materials. Patches of canvas are included equally with oil/acrylic paint, varnish, spray paint, oil chalk or graphite - everything is allowed.

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