CB: Traces and Residue, Layers and Movement

White Marks, 2009, Acrylic and Oil on Muslin, 152cm x 132cm

Web and Red, 2009, China Ink, Acrylic and Oil on Muslin, 152cm x 132cm *

Web and Long Blue, 2009, Acrylic and Oil on Muslin, 152cm x 132cm *

Grøn, Green, 2009, Acrylic, Gel and Oil on Muslin, 112cm x 92cm

Vindu 2, 2009, Oil on Canvas, 143cm x 122cm *

Vindu 1, 2009, Oil on Muslin, 159cm x 121cm *

White behind/front, 2009, China Ink, Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 75cm x 65cm (On loan at Galerie S/Z)

Hvide Trœer, White Woods, 2009, Oil on Canvas, 112cm x 93cm *

Drips in Sky, 2009, China Ink, Acrylic, Oil on Muslin, 132cm x 152cm

Through out this series of work I started from scratch, putting aside what I had been doing in years before, building up new techniques and working methods. I taught myself a whole new language of mark making. This took place through drawings I did while listening to Steve Reich and Philip Glass. I made improvisational drawings where the music or sound heard enforced my hand’s movement, very much like improvisational dance or trying to fit a choreography to a certain rhythm. I stopped the mind from wanting to represent something, from wanting to make a composition and instead allowed it only to follow what it heard. This freed up my mind/hand coordination and allowed me to paint intuitively simply based on what feels right at the present moment.

From Music (Yellow on Black) 1, 2009, 125 cm x 80 cm, Oil on Canvas

From Music (Yellow on Black) 2, 2009, 95 cm x 49 cm, Oil on Canvas

From Music (Reich, positive white), 2009, 162 cm x 124 cm, Oil on Canvas

From Music (Unknown), 2009, 120 cm x 80 cm, Oil on Canvas

From Music (S. Reich, wall piece, stages one), Byam Shaw, 2009, Acrylic on the wall

From Music (S. Reich, wall piece, stages two), Byam Shaw, 2009, Acrylic on the wall

Layers 1-3, 2009, 85 cm x 60 cm, Mixed media on Grayboard

Music Layers, 1-3, 2009, 75 cm x 65 cm, Oil on Canvas