Michel Carmantrand, 2018.

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Tarp, lacquer paint, oil, tarpaulin
Tarp (from Berlin to David Hockney and the pre-Renaissance, and back), 200x300cm (78.7x118"), oil and lacquer on tarpaulin, 2018
Tarp, oil and lacquer on tarpaulin, 2018

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Poop, raw ceramic, plaster, acrylic, lacquer and oil paint
Poop, plaster ans ceramic, lacquer, acrylic and oil
Poop

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Tin cans, molding the inside of two tin cans, acrylic and Gesso
Tin cans

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Illy, lacquer on cans
Illy, cans and lacquer
Illy

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Pearlb (pear and bulb), oil on plastic board, one-dimensional figuration,  24 x 24 cm
Pearlb
Pearlb (pear and bulb), oil on plastic board, one-dimensional figuration,  24 x 24 cm

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La peinture qui n'existe pas, aluminium frame, Gesso, acrylic, oil, 35 x 43 cm
La peinture qui n'existe pas

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The cobble, cobblestone, plaster, sponge
The cobble
Cobble, cobblestone, plaster, sponge
Cobble, cobblestone, plaster, sponge

Cobble, le fossile et le vivant mort, 9x9x9cm, pavé, éponge et plâtre, 2018, résulte de la rencontre apparemment fortuite de deux artefacts de qualités différentes, du croisement de différentes vertus, de différentes potentialités, polarités, de différentes matières, de différentes destinations. — Il est ainsi très proche d’un des tout premiers objets que j’aie jamais faits, en 1996, intitulé, justement, Artefact, où se trouvent mis en relation et en contact un parallélépipède en bois (une boîte vide fermée, clouée), le moulage en plâtre d’un verre, un rognon de silex. — Mais l’un et l’autre de ces objets communs, éponge et pavé, possèdent ce qui les réunit : ils ont à voir avec la surface. L’éponge efface, balaie, nettoie des surfaces, sa mollesse s’y applique étroitement ; le pavé s’applique au sol, on le piétine sous ses semelles (surfaces), on s’y déplace. Petites surfaces et grande surface.
Croisement concentré et paradoxal de qualités physiques et symboliques souvent tenues pour opposées, et de ce fait étroitement liées entre elles par le langage et la perception. Ainsi, le sec du pavé et l’humide de l’éponge, le spongieux de l’éponge et le parfaitement lisse d’une des six faces du pavé (ici au contact du support, du "sol"), le "cube" clos et définitif du pavé contre l’informe de l’éponge en action, l’humidité de l’éponge et le sec de la pierre, la mollesse de l’une, la dureté de l’autre, l’absorbant et l’étanche, entre autres, puisqu’on peut étendre et déplier plus loin les plis de l’éventail : le dedans (la maison) et le dehors de la rue, le domestique et le public, etc.
C’est le plâtre dont est remplie l’éponge qui sert ici de "liant", sans pour autant coller (on peut aisément séparer l’une de l’autre et les réunir à nouveau, puisqu’il n’existe qu’une possibilité d’emboîtement). Le plâtre manifeste les oppositions en fixant une et une seule combinaison. C’est le poids du pavé s’incrustant dans l’éponge remplie de plâtre liquide qui a déterminé la forme de celle-ci en l’écrasant.
Puis l’ensemble est retourné : la surface aplanie de l’éponge regarde alors le ciel et en attend des signes (parabole), tandis que le pavé se retrouve la tête à l’envers et le crâne par terre.
Dans sa instantanéité durable, observable, d’objet d’art, Cobble fixe une situation complexe, d’accords et d’oppositions, pour ainsi dire entre terre et ciel.


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The bite, ceramic clay
The bite
The bite, ceramic clay


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Ashes, broken pottery, synthetic clay
Ashes
Ashes, broken pottery, synthetic clay, 2018
Ashes, broken pottery, synthetic clay, 9 x 9 x 9 cm
Par la présente le peintre se moque d'une certaine peinture.

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The good taste, acrylic and oil on board
The good taste


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Jaws, raw clay, 2018
Narrow-jawed
Jaws, 2018, synthetic clay
Jaws, 2018, clay


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Tick, oil and spray on prepared cardboard
Tick
Tick and Tack, aluminium sheet, oil and spray on cardboard

Tack, oil on aluminium sheet
Tack
Tack, oil on aluminium foil, 2018


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Hermes, plaster
Hermes, plaster, moulding shoes
Hermes
Hermes, studio snapshot
Hermes, studio pic, moulding the shoes

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Bitefull, teeth cast, ceramic and oil
Bitefull
Bitefull, teeth molding, ceramic clay, oil
Bitefull, teeth cast, raw ceramic, oil

Between the mouthful, the smile and the grin, this little sculpture, or this small object, crosses in an economic and concentrated way themes that are familiar to me ; the double and the inversion for instance. How to evoke both the inside and the outside, the content and the container, the front and the back, the absence and the presence by means of a relatively simple implementation.    

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Tautology, oil on blackboard
Tautology
Painted blackboard, oil on blackboard, 2018

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Waves, oil on aluminium
Waves, oil on aluminium sheet
Waves, oil on aluminium, 2018
Waves

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Rwanda, Gesso and lacquer on silkscreen frame
Rwanda
Rwanda, Gesso and gloss paint on silk frame

The circumstances of this genocide have always been in my mind. For several years international diplomacy knew that a political party was planning a coup in Rwanda. This did not stop France, Belgium and Germany, among other things, from selling weapons of war to the paramilitary militias. And when the Hutu massacred a million Tutsis in 1993, the majority of the press ignored the facts. It must be believed that the economic and financial interests at stake did not justify a foreign intervention.

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Nose sculpture, synthetic clay and oil
Nose sculpture
Nose sculpture, oil on synthetic clay
Nose sculpture, synthetic clay and oil, 2018

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Heart, lacker, glossy paint on silkscreen frame
Heart

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The tongue, ceramic
The tongue
Portable sculpture, ceramic
Portable sculpture, ceramic
Portable sculpture, ceramic
Portable sculpture, raw ceramic

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The ascent to Mount Sinai, acrylic and oil on silkscreen frame
The ascent to Mount Sinai
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Top, raw ceramic and foam
Top
Top, raw ceramic and smooth foam

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The Birth, cast, oil on plaster, to Botticelli
The Birth
The Birth, cast, oil on plaster, to Botticelli

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The no-thing, oil on canvas
The no-thing
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Brain, oil on paper
Brain

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Pyramid, Gesso and oil on silkscreen frame, surface, thinness
Pyramid

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Pow,  spray and oil on silkscreen
Pow

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Drunkard, acrylic on silkscreen
Drunkard

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Polka, glossy paint, lacquer, oil and acrylic on silkscreen
Polka

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BORN BORN BORN, glossy paint on silkscreen
BORN BORN BORN

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Glowing glove, lacquer and oil on silkscreen
Glowing glove
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Revolution (planets), pottery and plaster
Revolution (planets), pottery, plaster
Revolution (planets), plaster and pottery
Revolution (planets):

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Tabu (Murnau), cut, collage, acrylic, oil, wood, acrylic mastic
Tabu (Murnau), collage, acrylic, wood, oil
Tabu (Murnau)

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Genitals, penis and balls, ceramic
Genitals, penis and balls, raw ceramic
Genitals, penis, balls, ceramic
Genitals

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Mom, oil on canvas
Mom

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Friday, plaster and lacquer paint
Friday (Daniel Defoe)
Friday, Daniel Defoe, plaster, glossy paint

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The Annunciation, acrylic, oil, glossy paint, lacquer paint on silkscreen frame
The Annunciation
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untitled, synthetic clay and lacquer
untitled
Untitled, synthetic clay and glossy paint

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Whose nose, clay and oil
Whose nose
Tendentious nose, oil, raw clay
Whose nose, oil paint and clay

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Inside the mouth, ceramic
Inside the mouth, raw clay
Inside (of) the mouth

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First man, oil and wood frame
First man

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Boot, lacquer paint and oil on silkscreen
Boot

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Twilight sculpture, ceramic, battery, flashing wire
Twilight sculpture
Twilight sculpture, ceramic, flashing wire
Twilight sculpture, ceramic, flashing electric wire

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Poor Emily, Gesso, acrylic and oil paint on silkscreen frame
Poor Emily
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Lettering, Gesso, acrylic and lacker paint on silkscreen frame
Lettering

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Dinosaur, acrylic paint and plaster
Dinosaur, plaster and acrylic paint
Dinosaur and soil
Soil and sky (Dinosaur), plaster and acrylic paint

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Barn, Gesso, acrylic paint, lacquer and oil on silkscreen frame
Barn
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Soil, plaster, acrylic
Soil, acrylic paint and plaster
Soil
Soil, plaster, acrylic paint

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Blow your eyes, acrylic, oil paint and lacquer paint on silkscreen frame
Blow your eyes
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Three littlebaroque classical sculptures, synthetic clay, acrylic paint, charcoal
Three little classical sculptures, synthetic clay, acrylic and charcoal
Three little baroque classical sculptures

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Cold, oil on silkscreen frame, 43 x 56 cm
Cold

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Walther, stained wood base, Walther P-88, silicone
Walther, stained wood base, silicone, gun Walther P-88
Walther, stained wood base, Walther P-88, silicone
Walther

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Silly cone, silkscreen frame, silicon, plastic board
Silly cone

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untitled, acrylic paint, glossy paint, lacquer paint, silkscreen frame
untitled

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Duck, lacquer and oil on silkscreen frame
Duck

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Inverted, clip and oil on wood
Inverted

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Ice cream, Gesso, acrylic and oil on silkscreen frame
Ice cream

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Remember, acrylic and ball-point on wood
Remember

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Couple, lacquer on silkscreen frame
Couple

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Current pieces, show, studio Stefan Schröter, Berlin, Germany, 2018
Current pieces, show, studio Stefan Schröter, Berlin, Germany.
Bottle, bottle of plastic mineral water wrapped and crushed in a sheet of lead
plastic bottle crushed and wrapped in lead sheet
Current pieces, show, studio Stefan Schröter, Berlin, Germany, 2018
Current pieces, show, studio Stefan Schröter, Berlin, Germany, 2018
Current pieces, show, studio Stefan Schröter, Berlin, Germany, 2018
Current pieces, show, studio Stefan Schröter, Berlin, Germany, 2018
Current pieces, show, studio Stefan Schröter, Berlin, Germany, 2018
Thing, oil on paper
Thing

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Two glasses, glasses, casted plaster
Two glasses, casted plaster, glasses
Two glasses

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Painting, crushed glass bottle in black silicone
Painting, crushed glass bottle in black silicone
Painting

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Bag, one kilo of plaster
Bag, one kilo of plaster
Bag

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The empty egg, balloon and plaster
The empty egg, balloon and plaster
Empty

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The slab, plaster
The slab, plaster
The slab

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BOX, plaster
BOX, plaster, detail, close up
BOX

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Mirror of the world, plaster
Mirror of the world, plaster
Mirror of the world

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Shapeless, ceramic clay
Shapeless, raw ceramic
Shapeless, ceramic clay
Shapeless, raw clay
Shapeless

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One hundred euro note, plaster, plexiglass, one hundred euro note
One hundred euro note, plexiglass, one hundred euro note, plaster
one hundred euro note drowned in plaster

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Drunk, glass, silicone and plaster
Drunk, plaster, silicone, glass
Drunk

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Petrossian, plaster
Petrossian, plaster
Petrossian

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Kicking the sky, moulded plaster
Kicking the sky, plaster
Kicking the sky

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Internal tracks, boot sole, plaster
Internal tracks, plaster, boot sole
Internal tracks

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Clogged bottle, plaster
Clogged bottle, plaster
Clogged bottle

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The content, plaster
The content, glass and plaster
The content

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Packaging, plaster in packaging
Packaging, packaging and plaster
Packaging

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The clown, plaster
The clown, plaster
The clown, plaster
The clown

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The face, plaster
The face, plaster
The face

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Mineral water, plaster
Mineral water, plaster
Mineral water

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The cannon, plaster
The cannon, plaster
The cannon, plaster
The cannon

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A foot for Eva, ceramic
A foot for Eva, raw clay
A foot for Eva, ceramic
A foot for Eva, raw ceramic clay
A foot for Eva, who broke hers/

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Paradoxal watering can, watering can, clay, lacquer
Paradoxal watering can, detail, close up
Paradoxal watering can


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Bottle, bottle of plastic mineral water wrapped and crushed in lead
Bottle, bottle of plastic wrapped and crushed in a sheet of lead
Bottle

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Briefcase, plaster and crab
Briefcase, crab in plaster
Briefcase

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The grip, plaster
The grip, plaster
The grip, plaster
The grip

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Chrysalis, asphalted band wrapped on itself
Chrysalis, wrapped asphalted strip
Chrysalis

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The fist, plaster and acrylic sealant
The fist, acrylic sealant, plaster
The fist

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Green bay been gray, lacquer and glossy paint on silkscreen
Green bay been gray

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Man and woman, lacquer on silkscreen frame, transparency
Man and woman

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Reverse thrust, silicone, acrylic, oil, lacquer on silkscreen frame
Reverse thrust

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Memorex, silicone and plaster on silkscreen frame
Memorex

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Related, oil on silkscreen frame, transparency
Related

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Readable, acrylic, silicone, oil, silkscreen frame
Readable

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SGREEN, acrylic and oil paint on silkscreen frame, transparency
SGREEN

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Rubber, acrylic and oil on silkscreen frame, translucensy
Rubber

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FRAME, acrylic and oil on silkscreen frame
FRAME

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Snow, Gesso and oil on transparent silkscreen frame
Snow

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Sieve, oil and acrylic on silkscreen frame
Sieve

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Rest, acrylic on silkscreen frame
Rest

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Surface, oil on silkscreen frame
Surface

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Tide, acrylic and oil on silkscreen frame
Tide

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FEW, oil paint and acrylic paint on silkscreen frame
FEW

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Front, silicone on silkscreen frame
Front

Mon travail ne se développe pas selon le modèle de la rassurante ascension, progressive, d’un mont Sinaï de l’esthétique qu’interromprait le seul décès de l’artiste, à un âge avancé et de mort naturelle. Il vise à prendre en compte tous les déboîtements nécessaires à un art considéré comme un outil de compréhension et d’apprentissage, plutôt que comme une méthode de production de marchandises. Il manifeste de manière dialectique, mais sensible, les articulations du visible.
Scheme, diagram

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Red, oil paint on silkscreen frame
Red

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Form, oil on silkscreen frame, transparency
Form

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Hat, acrylic and oil on silkscreen frame, transparency, figuration, word
Hat

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Hot, Gesso under silkscreen frame, letters, word
Hot

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Dots, lacquer on silkscreen frame, dripping
Dots

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Colors, acrylic, gesso, oil paint, silkscreen frame, opacity, transparency
Colors

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Rest II, oil on silkscreen frame, angle, diagonale
Rest II

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Topic, oil paint, acrylic paint, silkscreen frame, transparency, opacity
Topic

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Blind, acrylic and oil on silkscreen frame, color, mirror effect, reversal, inversion
Blind