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TEXTURE TÉNUE IV_2018_40x30 cm

No. 2500_Texture ténue IV is a pastel work of color field painting from 2018.

Mark Rothko was convinced that tragic expression was more comprehensible in dark paintings, as he revealed to his friend Katherine Kuh, curator at the Art Institute of Chicago. However, I would translate tragedy here as mystical and mysterious.

Two rotating colour fields gradually emerge from a sandy brown background in a delicate interweaving of grey and black tones, striving to expand beyond their fading edges. The eye is captured and drawn into the swirling areas of colour, and the surroundings slowly fade away. Silence descends.

Like clouds, the soft, blurred layers of grey and black seem to build up, and the muted tones of the picture are reminiscent of a darkening landscape, such as dusk.

The translucent grey colour field conveys clarity and honesty. The dense black color field conveys power and energy through its mysterious aura. Neither of the two colour areas plays a dominant role; there is absolute harmony and peaceful agreement, which further enhances the meditative experience.

Museum glass protects the work, which is built up in multiple layers of pastel colours, and its delicate and vulnerable texture. The floating central alignment allows the image to float forward.

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