One of my favorite artists is Oskar Schlemmer. The shapes of these vases reminded me of shapes he also used a lot. In my still life, I intentionally used a color combination that is also found in his paintings.
This work is from the series "Stolen Colors"
After leaving the academy in 1984, I painted for many years. Since about twenty years I have really only made photographic works. Mostly still lifes with glass vases. Glass is a fantastic -but also difficult- material to photograph.
I like to put people on the wrong foot with my works...
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