2012 © Thomas
Widmer
Acrylic on canvas, approx 70 x 100 cm... A study that I did last evening at school. Basis was the painting I did yesterday, with the idea to find out the level of abstraction that keeps a bus as bus...
About Me
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- Leipzig / Germany and Winterthur / Switzerland
- We all carry images within us that randomly catch our eye as we experience things by chance. Uncovering these casually noticed images is the subject of my work. I often start with photos taken “by chance”, which I transfer using analog and digital methods into color and contrast compositions – this not only strengthens reality, it also puts it into perspective, expressing both anonymity and subjectivity. The multipurposeness of paper and the dilution of colors also play an important role in my work. For example, using gravure printing with photopolymer plates enhances the statement of each image, making the images irritating and – as consequence of the haptic presence of the subject – more lively and personal, but also very vulnerable
31 May 2012
never say last
Acrylic on canvas, approx 70 x 100 cm... A study that I did last evening at school. Basis was the painting I did yesterday, with the idea to find out the level of abstraction that keeps a bus as bus...
30 May 2012
bus stop
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Widmer
Ink and gouache on paper, 50 x 70 cm... Probably the last this month :)
27 May 2012
spume
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Widmer
Charcoal on paper, 135 x 150 cm... Did this charcoal drawing this Saturday. It documents my impressions of watching the water of the Limmat in Zurich...
24 May 2012
window shopping in milan
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Widmer
Another gouache on paper, 50 x 70 cm... I always enjoy it sitting in shops watching others doing window shopping :)
23 May 2012
back from Milan
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Widmer
After a wonderful
long weekend in Milan back to the drawing board… Another gouache on paper, 50 x
70 cm… I was experimenting with the background and trying to make a quite detailed
surface more atmospheric. Quite challenging with dense gouache and layers that
are not treated with fixative… still a long route to go what makes such experiments
so exciting… J
16 May 2012
another day
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Widmer
Another one yesterday - again with gouache on paper, and charcoal on top, 50 x 70 cm
14 May 2012
my working with colors
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Widmer
Continued with exercising with colors - above is done with gouache 50 x 70 cm
is the working with charcoal and ink influencing...
2012 © Thomas
Widmer
Is my working with charcoal and ink influencing the one I do with colors? The first 4 above are done in charcoal, while for the other 2 I did in ink (with a brush)... the smaller in 50 x 70cm, the larger in 70 x 100 cm
10 May 2012
combines ;)
2012 © Thomas
Widmer
Followed the route I started earlier this week, by combining my most recent painting (in gouache, approx 100 x 120cm) with a photo I once did, to "test" the level of abstractions necessary to express the view having in mind...
07 May 2012
today I wanted to paint
2012 © Thomas
Widmer
Did today my first paintings after months of working in black & white... the first using a smaller format to become used again, and the above in 50 x 70 cm
Then digitally combined it with one of my photos, as I love it to do experiments... more will follow :)
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And two variations of the same sujet to find the best paper for gouache
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04 May 2012
back from leipzig
2012 © Thomas
Widmer
Spent again wonderful days in Leipzig where my gravures are currently printed in the underground of the Spinnerei... You can find the whole serie on my homepage under http://www.thomaswidmer.com/gravures.html
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