I could only relax when there was just one tiny white last spot left. I could see more clearly. I could grasp the shape of the picture again... The pictures are alive because of the white remnant, the almost concealment.
Only an 'almost,' a 'nearly,' is possible. - Arnulf Rainer
Only an 'almost,' a 'nearly,' is possible.
- Arnulf Rainer
I have settled down in this border area; I am trying to find distinct standards of shape, and I long to experience, formulate, and evoke this dark, h… - Arnulf Rainer
I have settled down in this border area; I am trying to find distinct standards of shape, and I long to experience, formulate, and evoke this dark, h…
... I felt like a new man; but I was disappointed with the photographic documentation because I still saw always the old self. - Arnulf Rainer
... I felt like a new man; but I was disappointed with the photographic documentation because I still saw always the old self.
I could only relax when there was just one tiny white last spot left. I could see more clearly. I could grasp the shape of the picture again... The p… - Arnulf Rainer
I could only relax when there was just one tiny white last spot left. I could see more clearly. I could grasp the shape of the picture again... The p…
Sometimes I had to force the overpainting of three corners almost without any feeling for shape, almost without inspiration, only to find my way back… - Arnulf Rainer
Sometimes I had to force the overpainting of three corners almost without any feeling for shape, almost without inspiration, only to find my way back…
The principles of my works... are the extinction of expression, permanent covering and contemplative tranquillity... My ideal is the completely dark … - Arnulf Rainer
The principles of my works... are the extinction of expression, permanent covering and contemplative tranquillity... My ideal is the completely dark …
In 1968 I frequently would sit in a photo booth and practice self mirror images which I then documented photographically. Curious types would always … - Arnulf Rainer
In 1968 I frequently would sit in a photo booth and practice self mirror images which I then documented photographically. Curious types would always …
Only the four corners of the background remained. It was terribly difficult to fix my eyes on all of them at the same time. My experience was that th… - Arnulf Rainer
Only the four corners of the background remained. It was terribly difficult to fix my eyes on all of them at the same time. My experience was that th…
the 'total overpaintings' developed... through incessant reworking. The original motif peeped through the edges. Gradually it vanished completely. - Arnulf Rainer
the 'total overpaintings' developed... through incessant reworking. The original motif peeped through the edges. Gradually it vanished completely.
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