 Untitled (1945), 2003 oil on canvas, 40 x 40 cm © the Artist, courtesy Sadie Coles HQ Wilhelm Sasnal 3 o'clock road block In his first show, the Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal presents a group of new paintings. As a painter Sasnal deliberately eludes categorisation, working in both the abstract and the figurative, constantly shifting subject matter, technique and style. The paintings exist in some respects as formal exercises. They toy with the conventions of representation, using perspective and focus to disrupt our expectations. They attempt to understand and record visual reality. In many the medium itself becomes the subject, as Sasnal concentrates on new ways in which to manipulate and apply his paint. In painting seaweed he uses his bare hands, while in his image of a windy tree, it is as if the paint itself has been swept across the paper by the elements. We latch onto the subtitles of the paintings, which indicate to us the subject, while he works towards the real Untitled matter of the painting. 9 July - 23 August 2003 Hours: Tue-Sat 10 am - 6 pm Sadie Coles Gallery 35 Heddon Street GB-London W1B 4BP Telefon +44 20 7434 2227 Fax +44 20 7434 2228 www.sadiecoles.com |
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