Haessle "In the Corner of my Eye"
Kips Gallery
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Haessle’s new oil paintings focus on a synthesis of form and color. The surfaces are weaved together in a complex layer of vibrant hues. The energetic mark-making or “writing” is executed by a direct application of paint from the oil tube. Haessle mixes his own specific colors and packs each into an empty tube before beginning a painting. This process of painting results in lyrical canvases that present his personal vision.
A collector and enthusiast of Chinese calligraphy art and 19th Century Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, Haessle is connected to the definitive linear mark-making of these works. The calligraphy and woodblock style is subtlety echoed in his paintings and they compliment his swift gestures and sophisticated color.
Among the show’s highlights include a large-scale painting, “Us and Them”, where red is predominant, creating an intractable web allowing only for small color bursts to escape; and a smaller work, “In the Corner of my Eye”, where the surface of the painting is inscribed by a dynamic network of primary color.
[Image: Haessle "Far Between now and then" (2009), 84X64 Inches, oil on canvas]
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from October 15, 2009 to November 07, 2009