Thomas Scheibitz - Contemporary Artists

Skilift

Thomas Scheibitz, Skilift The Saatchi Gallery
 

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.
 
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