Emotional Distance / Lake Picnic / Numb
US$ 2,200
Overview
2021
Textile (Cotton, Fabric, Thread), Acrylic on linen canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 200cm (H) x 160cm (W) x 2cm (D) / 78.7" (H) x 63" (W) x 0.8" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
Shipping
Estimated delivery for this item is between 28 April - 03 May
This item ships from Germany
Please note that this item is unframed and will be shipped rolled
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About the art
Artist statement
"Five rotations; sometimes after a session I’d like the bottom half of the work but not the top half, and as this piece is based on drips, the easiest thing to do is to rotate it. I end up working from the centre out, simultaneously upwards and downwards."
About the series: Watery paint is layered over the canvas, sometimes it adds colour, sometimes it subtracts. Whilst undertaking these works the artist would think of a motif; watermelons, horizon lines, sunsets, a single colour, Spring, or feel the emotion he was feeling; anger, relaxation, loneliness, exhaustion. To observe how these thoughts and feelings would change the process and the piece.
Artist profile
Simon Findlay
Born: 1990
Hometown: Berlin
Based in: Berlin, Germany
Simon Findlay works on his personal relationship with colour through exhaustive durational visual expression.
As part of his process based artistic practice, some of the performances he has done include; throwing rocks in a snow storm whilst wearing only short shorts, using only blue for a year, exploring different tools …
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