Chromatic Chaos I
| Edition | Original Art |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Abstract |
| Technique | Painting |
| Height | 80 cm |
| Width | 60 cm |
| Length/Depth | 3 cm |
“Chromatic Chaos I”
- 80cm x 60cm
- Acrylic and epoxy resin on wood
Having worked almost exclusively in black and white for years, by the end of 2024 I felt a growing desire to work more with colour. This led to the creation of the Chromatic Chaos series, as part of the overarching theme ‘Colourful Playground’.
To approach working with colour, I allowed myself simply to play – without a concept, without a goal, driven only by the desire to feel colour again. It was a process full of experimentation, overpainting and discarding. Many works were created and then disappeared again.
In the end, I selected three pieces that, for me, best capture that moment of letting go and discovery. They were sealed with a layer of epoxy resin, not only to make the colours shine, but also to preserve this brief, intense phase of my artistic practice as a memento.
Anna Lena Wirth
My aim has always been to portray people as individuals. For many years, I painted portraits, believing that people’s faces best reflect their identities. When, whilst studying art at the University of Wuppertal, I came into contact with dementia within my personal circle and attempted to depict the process of forgetting, I reached my limits. A person’s outward appearance could not reflect their inner processes. In search of a solution to my problem, I gradually moved away from depicting faces, until I eventually omitted them entirely. Since then, my works have played with the identities and realities of the people depicted. Through a blend of figurative, realistic and abstract elements, I allow the viewer to look behind the façade of faces, into the feelings and thoughts of the figures portrayed.
My in-depth exploration of this subject matter – including in my Bachelor’s thesis in painting – continues to shape my painting style to this day and inspires me to constantly reinterpret a wide variety of themes relating to the human condition. I prefer to work in series, in which I explore individual themes in depth and interpret them in various ways.
Exhibitions:
2022 – Screenshot, Wuppertal
; 2022 – CoroArt, Wuppertal
; 2023 – Screenshot, Wuppertal
; 2024 – Exhibition, Hamburg
; 2025 – ‘Hues of Healing’ exhibition, Abtsgmünd
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