Thomas
Scheibitz
Skilift
1999 Oil on Canvas
220 x 150cm |
Skilift boasts a Cezanne-like mountain as if it were captured
straight from cyberspace, the glass-panelled lodge as unnatural
as a spaceship. There's nothing clean or precious in the way
Scheibitz renders his subjects: painterly gestures and drips
are used to create mirage-like effects. The paintings revel
in illusion over representation, not symbolising ‘subject'
but pure desire. |