Dickicht
24cmx18cm
oil on canvas
2021
by Anna Maria Schoenrock
Instagram- @annamariaschoenrock
‘If one understands figuration and abstraction as two possible poles between which contemporary painterly practices can move, then Anna Maria Schönrock chooses a space in between, a third way, a back door - a form of transition between the two poles that is always in the making. The forms either dissolve through the application of paint - towards abstraction - or peel out through the application of paint - towards figuration. Painting thus becomes an experimental arrangement, similar to a research trip or an experimental arrangement, where the approximate goal is fixed but the path is not yet clear. To describe her practice, she uses the motif of the traveller: 'Explorers have been an inspiration for me. I think of men like Ernest Shackleton, who not only made an incredible journey, but continued with it when he knew it was doomed to failure. …As a painter, I find myself attracted to the incredible risks these explorers, of all types, take. It encourages me to take risks'. (Anna Maria Schönrock)’
24cmx18cm
oil on canvas
2021
by Anna Maria Schoenrock
Instagram- @annamariaschoenrock
‘If one understands figuration and abstraction as two possible poles between which contemporary painterly practices can move, then Anna Maria Schönrock chooses a space in between, a third way, a back door - a form of transition between the two poles that is always in the making. The forms either dissolve through the application of paint - towards abstraction - or peel out through the application of paint - towards figuration. Painting thus becomes an experimental arrangement, similar to a research trip or an experimental arrangement, where the approximate goal is fixed but the path is not yet clear. To describe her practice, she uses the motif of the traveller: 'Explorers have been an inspiration for me. I think of men like Ernest Shackleton, who not only made an incredible journey, but continued with it when he knew it was doomed to failure. …As a painter, I find myself attracted to the incredible risks these explorers, of all types, take. It encourages me to take risks'. (Anna Maria Schönrock)’
24cmx18cm
oil on canvas
2021
by Anna Maria Schoenrock
Instagram- @annamariaschoenrock
‘If one understands figuration and abstraction as two possible poles between which contemporary painterly practices can move, then Anna Maria Schönrock chooses a space in between, a third way, a back door - a form of transition between the two poles that is always in the making. The forms either dissolve through the application of paint - towards abstraction - or peel out through the application of paint - towards figuration. Painting thus becomes an experimental arrangement, similar to a research trip or an experimental arrangement, where the approximate goal is fixed but the path is not yet clear. To describe her practice, she uses the motif of the traveller: 'Explorers have been an inspiration for me. I think of men like Ernest Shackleton, who not only made an incredible journey, but continued with it when he knew it was doomed to failure. …As a painter, I find myself attracted to the incredible risks these explorers, of all types, take. It encourages me to take risks'. (Anna Maria Schönrock)’