Luc Tuymans | Isabel - Scramble - Diorama - Twenty Seventeen 2017

Luc Tuymans

Isabel - Scramble - Diorama - Twenty Seventeen - 2017 [cat. 076]

Year:2017
Type:Aquatint
Size80.00 x 66.00 cm
Edition of:20 + 6 AP
Edited by:Ludion - Antwerp
Available:For sale
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Isabel - Scramble - Diorama - Twenty Seventeen

The four colour etchings Isabel, Diorama, Scramble and Twenty Seventeen are based on iPhone photographs that Tuymans took while painting. They reveal an early, unfinished stage, which immediately evaporates during the creative process. The paint strokes that Tuymans places in the margin of the painting and the edges of the canvas are also incorporated in the etched image.
The ephemeral plays a crucial role in the artist’s work: these colour etchings belong to the same category as his tempera murals which no longer exist. At the same time, they offer a special insight into Tuymans’ working process.
The crumpled piece of paper in Scramble – still pale in the etching – becomes a monumental, colourful ball in the painting, which contrasts sharply with the dark background. The canary in Isabel will eventually become bright yellow, a surprising colour in Tuymans’ work.

A portfolio of four original colour etchings, printed on Hahnemühle Bright White 300 g/m2 paper 
Image size 23,5 x 19,8 cm (Isabel), 27 x 20 cm (Diorama), 23,5 x 20 cm (Scramble) and 20,4 x 20,4 cm (Twenty Seventeen)
Presented in a custom-made blue linen cover

Luc Tuymans

Luc Tuymans (born 1958) is a Belgian artist who lives and works in Antwerp. Tuymans is considered one of the most influential painters working today.


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