Still- life from Iraq # 1
Acrylic on canvas
50 x 50 cm
2014
A house from clay
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 50 cm (2x)
2014
Sheikh Harzani # 1
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 cm (2x)
2013
Sheikh Harzani # 2
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 cm
2013
My lost paradise/ Qasisaka 2010 #7
Acrylic on paper
47 x 36 cm
2013
My lost paradise/ Zaitoonaka 2010 #6
Acrylic on paper
32 x 23 cm
2013
My lost paradise/ Zaitoonak 2010 #4
Acrylic on paper
32 x 23 cm
2013
My lost paradise/ Girdaka 2010 #3
Acrylic on paper
32 x 23 cm
2013
My lost paradise/ Qasisaka 2010 #2
Acrylic on paper
32 x 23 cm
2013
My lost paradise/ Aghdjalar 2010 #1
Acrylic on paper
32 x 23 cm
2013
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 50 cm
2013
The paintings remind us of overexposed photographs, which yield the image only after getting accustomed to the light- as if stepping out of a dark room. With this technique I want to emphasize the awareness of the finitude of things and the disappearance of my familiar environment. These images are neither realistic nor abstract. They are faded memories, not vague but diffuse as a soft background feeling that makes me happy , only it is not visible anymore. The melancholy of ruined towns in the desertsand have inspired me. Within these series I researched a new painting method by simplifying my technique. Unlike previous works I painted in single layers . I determined the direction of the layers of paint hatching and crosshatching beforehand. I also varied the boundaries and density of the crosshatching and experimented with the possibility of combining this with aspects of my old technique.
Photography by Jan Ariaans