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simon thon
Germany
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- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 55.1x39.4in
About this artwork
The work belongs to the series STRANGELY STRANGE. It shows a figurative portrait of Thomas Mann against a deep dark background with exposed, pinkish edges at the top and right.
The paint is applied with bold strokes and dense layers of pigment: the face is built up from shades of pink, yellow, and white, contoured by deep black and red lines. The jacket is in shades of violet and lilac, combined with a light blue shirt and a bright red tie. The… word "GEIST" (spirit) is visible beneath a dark layer of paint in the lower left corner. The work objectively foregrounds the material and the juxtaposition of form and concept, without imposing a predetermined interpretation on the viewer.
The paint is applied with bold strokes and dense layers of pigment: the face is built up from shades of pink, yellow, and white, contoured by deep black and red lines. The jacket is in shades of violet and lilac, combined with a light blue shirt and a bright red tie. The… word "GEIST" (spirit) is visible beneath a dark layer of paint in the lower left corner. The work objectively foregrounds the material and the juxtaposition of form and concept, without imposing a predetermined interpretation on the viewer.
simon thon
Germany
Credentials
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Simon Thon studied at the Ruhr Academy of Fine Arts and subsequently worked in advertising before becoming a freelance photographer. His photographic work also maintains a clear artistic expression. Nevertheless, painting remains his true focus. In his studio, his work evolved from early figurative, realistic motifs to increasingly freer abstraction. He rejects the constraints of a single style and understands art as an open process. His painting thus becomes an intimate form of communication and, at the same time, an instrument for understanding the world and its current tensions. Social contradictions, frictions, and shifts act as underlying forces in his paintings, lending them both emotional and intellectual urgency.
simon thon
“Geist>Ungeist”
$3,630
