»O«, is a series where the other turns into a projection surface for one’s own (mental) states. The title refers to the oval of the face, as well as to the onomatopoetic sound that one makes, when surprised or struck by emotion, »Oh« The image, whether it is a face or not, is me, a […]
These paintings have been a continuation of my past exploration of colors and nature. The leaf-gesture has accompanied me for the past year, finding it’s way into almost all my drawings and paintings.
I spent in India as part of an exchange semester at the art college in Bangalore (Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology). That’s why the things shown here are mostly sketches and the mural we painted on a surf school in the south of India.
The paintings I made in this year are influenced by nature and especially by the vineyards where they were painted. I was interested in the brilliant colors that you can find in nature and the slow dissolution into the mind. Oil on canvas
Twan Geissberger 