GIJS VAN LITH

27.1.11

My latest works

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200 x 140 cm Oil, Alkyd, Acrylic paint and Duct-tape on canvas

70 x 60 cm Oil, Alkyd, Acrylic paint on canvas

60 x 70 cm Oil, Alkyd, Acrylic paint on canvas

110 x 90 cm Oil, Alkyd, Acrylic paint on canvas

140 x 100 cm Oil, Alkyd, Acrylic paint on canvas

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7.12.10

Kill your darlings

The statement "Kill your darlings," is one of my biggest stimulation and inspiration.

I think this is a fascinating theme because it reflects both on a tremendous tribute and to (and acknowledgement of) art historical conventions, as well as on the urge and the bold courage to continue and explore. In this process I rely most on my instinct as a painter. It’s a well considered way of working, I leave a lot to a somewhat controlled serendipity. First I start with a clear image in my head, but the painting never reaches this image. During the working process the painting asks for different actions and solutions. So the outcome is never what I imagined it to be.

A New Beginning is all it's about the journey one takes as a painter. That moment when you embark on a new adventure as you start on a new painting, a moment full of potential, desire and most of all inspiring hope. That’s why I try to bring the painting back to that moment, to a second beginning of that process, a fresh start.

For more of my work you can also check out my website www.gijsvanlith.nl

Kill your darlings: A new beginning (200cm x 160cm)

(Photo: Peter Cox)

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5.11.10

Structural Rules

This is a selection of works from my latest serie called Structural rules. In this serie of works I'm building image from the leftovers and consequences of painterly actions and reactions.

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