6 stages
February 2020
A homage to MK Čiurlionis in six chalk pictures.
The good bye A start into the unknown.
Beyond the horizon Curiosity outweighs fear.
What is it about
The six chalk pictures were created based on MK Čiurlionis Triptichon “Die Reise des Königsohnes”. Čiurlionis, der als Komponist und Maler tätig war, hat in manchen seiner Bildern zu einer frühen Abstraktion gefunden und steht andererseits dem Symbolismus nahe. Etappen sind Abschnitte einer Reise, und ähnlich wie die drei Etappen in “Die Reise des Königsohnes” zeigt meine Reise Aufbruch, Prüfung und Ankunft. Formal spiele ich mit Formen, die Čiurlionis durch seine Synästhesie in seinen Bildern geprägt hat. Die Bilder sind auch ein Nachklang auf meine Sammlung Cut, crush, condensein which I follow the traces of abstraction.
My homage to Čiurlionis is also a homage to the early history of abstraction.
temptation Discoveries off the beaten path
The goal The efforts of straightforwardness
Home Home is a warm bed.
Making of
The pictures were created in a session with chalk powder on a board painted with blackboard paint. Brush strokes and blurring emerged in quick succession. I constantly photographed and recorded the steps, then wiped - or blurred - the board and looked for new shapes. It was a game of action, also a little calligraphic - in any case, impulsive and fast.
The processing of the pictures was done later, digitally. Here I used the iPad using the app ProCreate. This combination enables me not to lose touch with the action while working digitally. It amazes me again and again how much joy such a digital painting studio can bring. Since the work is digital, I can only present it digitally or as a print.
The song A melody tells about it.