PATTERN

What is it about these repetitive shapes? The first time I consciously came into contact with ornamental patterns and arabesques was during a study visit to Jerusalem, Middle East. After that, there was a period when, for some inexplicable reason, I could only do horizontal and vertical brushstrokes. I was blocked. At that time I began to make simple sketches which I occasionally expanded to patterns that covered the entire picture carrier. The idea behind this group of works is ancient, a small section is shown of something that exceeds the painting frame on all sides by far. Windows into infinity...

o.T. Oil on Wood, 98x103,3cm, 2019

o.T. Tempera on Paper, 40x40cm, 2018

o.T. Foam on Mirror, 114x42cm, 2018

"Hi!" Tempera and Oil on Canvas, 140x100cm, 2016

Children's Room Wallpaper

Sometimes there is an idea I just have to realize regardless of the outcome. After finishing one of the following works I showed it to a fiend of mine, an art historian. His comment was bemused, ... it would make a good wallpaper in a children's room! That was encouraging! I had to continue… 

Works on Paper