tree

Looking out the window in my office, I could always look at a tree. A big tree, full of life and energy which was a point of calm.

At the beginning of this year, there were some stormy nights here. The result: "my" tree has broken in the middle.

Now, I look out of the window, see that tree which isn't anymore and have a look at ugly "fassades" of houses. It's a really sad view.

Toni Morrison

"Allein die Sprache schützt uns vor dem Schrecken der namenlosen Dinge."

black and silver

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black and silver

I told M&T that the "toiles carrées" seem to be black, but that there is no black in it. M asked me why I just didn't take the black color out of the tube. I answered: because it's not interesting. Not for me, who had to do the work, nor for the work itself. It is not a uniform black color, but it has some different degrees/effects of black.

black and silver

serie of six "toiles carrées"

25 x 25 x 3 cm

mixed media:

paper, liant acralique, pigments vert et bleu, écoline rouge, pièces d'argent, bic couleur or

There is no indication how to turn them or how to put them together.

black and silver

Dezember 2009

M&T asked me to make "something" for their bathroom. It should be black and silver and have "relief" in it. So here's the result.