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Gudrun Mertes-Frady "Cool Play" Abstract oil and metallic media on canvas

2015-17

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Gudrun Mertes-Frady Cool Play, 2015-17 oil and metallic media on canvas 44 x 45 in. (mer160) "In my paintings, I use metallic pigments, like aluminum and graphite. I also use mica particles mixed with my colors to affect a kinetic quality of illusory motion depending from which angle the work is seen. I try to find out what the painting wants from me. I sometimes have the distinct feeling that I feed the canvas with color and form, and it either accepts my choice or it rejects it. So I flounder between trial and error until I make the right decision. I am always waiting for that instant in which the painting snaps into focus. I depend most of all on this gut feeling. Sometimes, the painting may respond favorably to one of my arbitrary choices, but I can’t agree just yet and I try to resist its choice. A battle begins. I always loose in the end. Only when I let go of my preconceptions and just follow, can I truly arrive at something new and surprising. I know this must sound very strange, but this is the relationship I have with my work. It needs me to bring it to life and I need it to keep me living, physically and spiritually." -Gudrun Mertes-Frady
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    2015-17
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    Height: 44 in (111.76 cm)Width: 45 in (114.3 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
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    Seller: mer1601stDibs: LU719340872

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