Gedankengang
- Spacious, unique piece over 2 metres high
- Abstract space - Male figure moved by thoughts
- Contemporary artists from Germany - Lives and works in Chemnitz
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€8,800.00
Features and Remarks
The painter from Chemnitz loves painting on a large scale - her final project at the Munich Academy consisted of two paintings, each covering an area of 20 square metres!
The painting offered here was exhibited at Thomas' first personal exhibition ‘First Preview’ in 2012.With its width of almost 2 metres, this picture also offers an impressive panorama. "Gedankengang" shows a man in casual leisurewear and a relaxed pose. Two of his likenesses look at us, as if pausing for a moment and realising in their thoughts: Who is there? What am I going to do next?
The quintupled figure stands freely in the room, its shadow extending into the depths of the picture, which is flanked on the left and right by dark, washed-out areas of colour. At the back, where a pair of triplets turn their backs to us, it seems that a yellow "something", like an absent presence, acts both as a support and an obstacle for the still figure. The bright yellow glows powerfully, like a light in this surreal landscape.
The broadly applied oil paints, glazed in places, allow the colours of each layer of paint to resonate visually. The flowing traces convey the impression of a spontaneous and sketchy painting process - Lydia Thomas says: ‘The viewer has to finish the work’...
„Lydia Thomas' pictures depict movement, but at the same time they convey calm. The artist slows down our perception to a standstill. She forces us to pause in the moment and take a closer look. She succeeds in presenting an aesthetic of slowness. With her impressive images, she invites us to slow down and take our time. [...] We look closely at individual moments in the movement of a painter painting a wall and follow the train of thought of a young man who moves back and forth, absorbed in his reflections."
Anja Richter, 2012
Informations about the artwork
| Category | Malerei |
|---|---|
| artist | Thomas, Lydia |
| year | - |
| Title | Gedankengang |
| size 1 | 130,0 x 195,0 cm |
| material | Oil on canvas |
| edition | Unique |
| signature | Unten rechts signiert: Lydia ThomasTitled and signed on verso: "Gedankengang" Lydia Thomas |
| publication | - |
| Provenance | Private Collection Germany |
Information about the condition
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The Painting is in a very good condition |
Information about the artist
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Lydia Thomas wurde 1987 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (heute: Chemnitz) geboren.Thomas studierte von 2009 bis 2015 an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste München bei Prof. Anke Doberauer, deren Meisterschülerin sie 2014 wurde. Ein Erasmus-Stipendium ermöglichte ihr ein Auslandssemester an der Akademie der Künste in Lissabon. Die Arbeiten der Künstlerin werden seit 2012 regelmäßig ausgestellt. Ein Atelierstipendium der Stadt Chemnitz führte sie 2013 in der Partnerstadt Tampere (Finnland). Die Künstlerin arbeitet heute als freiberufliche Malerin und Grafikerin in Chemnitz. |
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