'Our souls captured in the electromagnetic field' (NO. 16)

The artist created this image using electricity ( up to 30.000 Volts), a variety of different chemicals and painting mediums, ... . In order to use electricity as a painting medium the artist developed a new painting method that gave him the opportunity to actually compose the image and to paint with these chemicals and paint with 'lightning' (static electricity).

This painting is part of a series of paintings titled 'Our souls captured in the electromagnetic field'. Without going into a detailed analysis I just want to add the following: in this series the artist wanted to reveal a universal scream of humanity when feeling imprisoned.

The size of the images in this series are very small. This is in conflict with the size of our 'big scale culture' that overwhelms us today. Our century is a century where nothing can be too big and it is exactly that attitude that the artist wants to put in question. Do we still have the guts and decency to enjoy the small as well? At the same time these images do not only represent the macroscopic level of our world. There is also place to let your mind dwell in the microscopic level of our universe, in some ways these images also represent the electromagnetic interactions between different atoms, synapses in the brain, veins in our body ... .

It's also important to understand the complexity and the exclusiveness of the technique that the artist used. For example: The esd-gun, used as a brush (essential for this type of result), costs a few thousands of euros, probably one of the most expensive single brushes ever used. Besides this, the high costs of the chemicals and other materials result in one of the most expensive and exclusive painting methods ever developed and used.


Enjoy!

dries