Paula
Paula XVI
2016
A closer look at the work
A deeply rounded back occupies most of the horizontal frame. Blue-green light models shoulders, arms and the folded posture; a sharply bounded pale plane touches the upper right. The head remains hidden. Deep darkness gathers below and left, with faint reddish areas intensifying bodily proximity.
The broad back becomes almost landscape-like without losing human form. A straight light edge meets soft curvature, shifting between plane and volume. No face answers the gaze. Looking depends on the visible terms of its own approach: posture, shadow and surface. Such proximity remains open rather than closed by psychological explanation.
Size and edition
Variable size · 8 + 2 AP
One shared edition of 8 prints + 2 Artist Proofs (AP) across all sizes. You choose the size; we discuss your preferred dimensions, presentation and framing personally.
The sizes shown are presentation examples, not separate editions. Your preferred size is agreed personally.
Personal consultation
The work, the space, the presentation.
What interests you about this work? I take time for your questions, its origins and its place in a collection. Together, we explore differences between works and their relationship with space, light and architecture.
Size, selected materials and bespoke framing are carefully coordinated. The precise presentation develops through our conversation.
A photograph of the intended space can help us consider scale and placement.
The work in a space
Scale and spatial presence
Visualization · Spatial design proposal. The original photograph is inserted unchanged. All sizes share the same room, viewpoint and scale. Presentation and framing are discussed individually.
Discuss the work
A personal conversation offers time to consider the work, its context and its place in a collection.