Perhaps the most important moment in the life of a painting is the very moment that precedes its creation, the moment when the void, the blank, provides the artist with absolute freedom, the freedom to imagine, write, express himself, add, move, and remove. Few things in life have the power to allow so much freedom.

Then comes the moment when a line and a touch of color tentatively start to form a figure, an object. They demarcate areas, morph the two-dimensional into three-dimensional. As if within a foggy landscape, blurred images begin to emerge. It is precisely then that the liberated mind clings onto details and insignificant blots and, drawing on an assemblage of experiences, ideas and emotions, strives to generate combinations and fill the voids. It strives to clear the fog and bring out a clear picture, assign meaning to matter and discover the end of the story.

In this respect, my works remain almost incomplete in an effort to maintain this free rapport between canvas and creator. And whilst the materials stop to morph figures and objects, they do trigger a perceived completion of the work. In this manner they invite the beholder to join the rapport between artwork and artist as if he were holding an imaginary brush himself.

At the same time, there are few elements that I have spelled out with an eye to exposing the creative process around topics pertaining to the human being, their feelings and the way they relate to the surrounding space but also to their own selves.

CV