I’ve Been Looking For A Punchbag All Day
Medium ········ acrylic paint on canvas
Exhibited········Listastofan, RVK, 2018
Exhibited········Listastofan, RVK, 2018
They said the paintings were loud and I liked it
Aggressive colors, sharp textures, glue and all kinds of shiny items. I used all the sorts of paint I could find but most of the paintings are a combination of acrylic paint, glue, glitter and oil sticks. In this exhibition I explored aggression and treated every painting like an individual fight. The resolution of those individual fights is one big scared central piece titled "The Empty Orchestra".
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"We love all of our children the same. I am afraid this is not true. Perhaps the reason why I only have one.
I feel bad for the paintings I don't love. Each one is a battle and sometimes I win and sometimes I loose. Some disappoint me, and some make me proud. I hide the ones that disappoint me but I feel guilty. Should I give up on them or try harder?
Maybe trying to change them into something they are not is a dead end. Maybe just like humans they have their own identity and they will find a loving person who sees the beauty in them. Maybe they are garbage. Adopt a painting if you love him but some are not up for grabs because I love them too much."
I feel bad for the paintings I don't love. Each one is a battle and sometimes I win and sometimes I loose. Some disappoint me, and some make me proud. I hide the ones that disappoint me but I feel guilty. Should I give up on them or try harder?
Maybe trying to change them into something they are not is a dead end. Maybe just like humans they have their own identity and they will find a loving person who sees the beauty in them. Maybe they are garbage. Adopt a painting if you love him but some are not up for grabs because I love them too much."
The Empty Orchestra, 100x100cm, acrylic paint and glitter on canvas, 2018