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SWIMMING IN YOUR DARK OCEAN Painting
Germany
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 47.2 W x 59.1 H x 0.8 D in
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About The Artwork
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. * “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 * 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): www.7and1lives.de/philosophy 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
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:47.2 W x 59.1 H x 0.8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Ships From:Germany.
Customs:Shipments from Germany may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
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CHRISTIAN BAHR has been a passionate, profound German painter and experienced draftsman for over 35 years, selling his works worldwide. His works can currently be found in private collections and public spaces in the US, Mexico, Canada, UK, China, Thailand, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Malta, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. His atmospheric large paintings are poetry and artistic struggle at the same time. They capture both harmony and conflict, overall reflecting a strong aesthetic. He has participated in many national and international exhibitions. What he believes in: ........................................................................... “Not everything is art. But art is everything and everything breathes art in one way or another. Art is the true beauty of mankind.” ........................................................................... “I work in my studio nearby the big German coastal city of Hamburg, on the North sea. I’m a seeker as a painter, in search of answers. The single human takes center stage. I work constantly, with great passion and discipline on my further artistic way. I have a clear, strong painting philosophy. And I deal with philosophical, mythological as well as with historical subjects in my works.” ........................................................................... “I go my own way in my paintings. I find the source for my inspiration in me. Spontaneous action is the key, my preferred method. I work intuitively and in most cases without previous sketches, because I do not need a creative distance, I only reduce the view of our surroundings. Added value and clarity through abstraction. It must be rough, original, melancholic, dark, and yet at the same time bright, poetic, clear and full of hope. No maybe, no lukewarm. Every moment counts. That's exactly how I paint." ........................................................................... “Painting is a beauty, soul and passion, but sometimes fighting. A fight with myself, an endless struggle for colors and motif in my own conversation, as a rough internal dialogue. There are these days and nights, when I fight for every single brushstroke, when I question every color scheme. But it is good it is not always easy. Because each artistic battle is worthwhile and shows that I am - as an artist - still alive, breathing and developing.“ ...........................................................................
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