Orient and Occident

Aortic Drawings, Imaginary and Real

 

Works, late 2018, created in Cyprus and Berlin

Two of the works were made in Cyprus. One depicts an ancient Augustinian monastery from 800 A.D.. Mountains rise behind. The vaulted arches and rounded windows face the sea below. The monks performed a function that was not only spiritual. They were also mercenaries and their location between two castles was strategic. The church is called St. Lazarus. Lazarus, according to documentation, was resurrected at the old church and become a priest in 700 A.D.. The tower was added later on in 1700 but fits the feel and style of the original and crowns it well. The skull began as a study. As it progressed, I added colors and collage elements. Lastly but not least I added a bullet hole in the temple. The nude is painted from life with pens and in oil colors.

Pastels from the summer of 2017

These are brighter and stronger works than i have made in the past. i used collage elements because i found that the colors were not rich enough to achieve the chromatic effects I wanted. I have done away with black shadow altogether.

This particular style of drawing borrows much care and focus. The lines are rapid and many before entering the arena with white highlights that give them their overall glow. In the first is one called the Sage and the other remains untitled. At the entrance of shows, often a fresh title is created so that the works do not end up being something that was merely pulled out of an attic. They in that sense become alive and giving them that life is one thing that is strived for. Working usually in a small rented spaces and alone, the artist enters a meditative state, induced perhaps with a bit of red wine and gets to work. From there, he builds and swirls the patterns to life and hence the end result is what you see before you.

from the summer of 2016