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Gudrun Mertes-Frady
Gudrun Mertes-Frady "DAY_DREAM" -- Large Abstract Painting on Canvas

2018

$21,000
£15,976.17
€18,681.05
CA$29,369.43
A$32,993.23
CHF 17,558.62
MX$407,973.91
NOK 213,953.73
SEK 206,862.56
DKK 139,343.14
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Gudrun Mertes-Frady DAY_DREAM, 2018 Oil and metallic pigment on linen 60 x 63 in. This large contemporary abstract oil painting is subtly metallic, and shines in the light. Delicate silver lines dance across painterly washes of yellow and red. "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
  • Creator:
    Gudrun Mertes-Frady
  • Creation Year:
    2018
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 63 in (160.02 cm)
  • Medium:
    Linen,Oil
  • Movement & Style:
    Abstract
  • Period:
    2010-
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: mer1541stDibs: LU714935121

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