A Short Story
100 x 60 cm / 100 x 60 cm, oil on canvas, 2013 / 2014
“A Short Story” features two paintings with separate titles: “We leave at dawn” and “East, always into the East”. The works were inspired by scenes from Scott Stewart’s film “Priest”. The titles are an integral part of the pictures.
“We leave at dawn” (2013)
The painting entitled “We leave at dawn” depicts two men in a dim room. The older of the two is seated on the left side of the table. To the right, stands the younger man, who is leaning with his hands on the table and gazing with determination in his eyes at his companion. He seems to be saying to him: “We leave at dawn”. The other is watching him in concentration. Their faces are illuminated by the light of a lamp on the table. It adds to the drama of the scene. A faint light shines through from a small window in the wall.
The background is treated in a simplified manner, with the geometry of the objects highlighted. The colour scheme is narrowed down to shades of blue and grey with accents of brown and pink. The figures are painted with dynamic, thick brushstrokes. The vivid line of the drawing is fundamental to the construction of the form.
“East, always into the East” (2014)
The painting, entitled “East, always into the East”, depicts two men in a desert landscape. The older of the two, balding and dressed in dark robes, kneels in the foreground looking for a trail. The other is waiting for him in the far background. The scene takes place in front of an old wooden hut in a wasteland where the men have taken shelter for the night. They are travelling east, always into the east.
The painting is a combination of finely worked elements with simplified surfaces of colour, as in the sand or sky. Even the shadows surrender to geometry. The colour scheme is narrowed down to blues, warm greys, pastel yellows with accents of browns and pink. The main figure is painted with dynamic, thick brushstrokes. The vivid line of the drawing is fundamental to the construction of the form.
“We leave at dawn” (2013)
The painting entitled “We leave at dawn” depicts two men in a dim room. The older of the two is seated on the left side of the table. To the right, stands the younger man, who is leaning with his hands on the table and gazing with determination in his eyes at his companion. He seems to be saying to him: “We leave at dawn”. The other is watching him in concentration. Their faces are illuminated by the light of a lamp on the table. It adds to the drama of the scene. A faint light shines through from a small window in the wall.
The background is treated in a simplified manner, with the geometry of the objects highlighted. The colour scheme is narrowed down to shades of blue and grey with accents of brown and pink. The figures are painted with dynamic, thick brushstrokes. The vivid line of the drawing is fundamental to the construction of the form.
“East, always into the East” (2014)
The painting, entitled “East, always into the East”, depicts two men in a desert landscape. The older of the two, balding and dressed in dark robes, kneels in the foreground looking for a trail. The other is waiting for him in the far background. The scene takes place in front of an old wooden hut in a wasteland where the men have taken shelter for the night. They are travelling east, always into the east.
The painting is a combination of finely worked elements with simplified surfaces of colour, as in the sand or sky. Even the shadows surrender to geometry. The colour scheme is narrowed down to blues, warm greys, pastel yellows with accents of browns and pink. The main figure is painted with dynamic, thick brushstrokes. The vivid line of the drawing is fundamental to the construction of the form.
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