Original artwork description:

SWIMMING IN YOUR DARK OCEAN
2021. acrylic and oil on canvas
120 (w) x 150 (h) x 2 cm
47.2 (w) x 59.1 (h) x 0.78 in

Inspired by long walks by the sea and my thoughts on Homer’s epic poems about the Trojan War (The Illiad and The Odyssey), and here especially the episode about Odysseus and the Sirens…

Where will I find you? You laugh at my question, because you are like the sea in late autumn, only days before the first snow. You live between ebb and flow, never at anchor, always driven by distant currents. But I will follow you, leave all ports behind me. And even if I get shipwrecked, even if my boat capsizes in the surf. Even then I'll still be looking for you where sea and sky are one, in the wild waters. Out there where you live, there you will find me, swimming in your dark ocean.

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“Now the Sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence... someone might possibly have escaped from their singing; but from their silence, certainly never.”
~ Franz Kafka

“The Fates and Furies, as well as the Graces and Sirens, glide with linked hands over life.”
~ Jean Paul Richter

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This monochrome, expressive, and large painting in Prussian Blue offers an aesthetic impression on your wall and - as my authentic and personal artwork - an artistic subsurface message. For more photos and additional information on the work, please read the very extensive, current interview about my art and painting philosophy on my English website (also available as PDF-file for download).

I use exclusively oil and acrylic colors, canvas and wooden frames in a professional museum quality. The painting bears my signature on the front and is signed, entitled and dated on the backside. Deliberately the sides are not a part of the painting and show the dark blue painted canvas. The artwork is ready to hang (on the backside of the painting: high-quality iron plates with metal inserts and nylon rope for gallery use), unframed and doesn’t need a frame or any additional surface treatment. The artwork will be safely shipped in a custom wooden crate. It will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and a cover letter.

Please note: In context pictures are not necessarily to scale and are for illustrative purposes only. If you have any questions about this artwork or any other piece, feel free to contact me and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

Thanks so much for taking an interest in my work.

Warm wishes,
Christian

Materials used:

acrylic and oil on canvas

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