My understanding of what the term “Contemporary Painting” entails
Unlike the desperate search for novelty and originality that was the currency of the past century, painters nowadays do not need to search for novel techniques or styles. There are hundreds of new and creative painting techniques available online and artists who make use of them will probably not become the important names of this generation. simply because we are now over this need. This attitude does not correspond to the spirit of our time. We, as painters, can choose whether we want to make use of new techniques or not, but that should not be the goal of our work if we intend to be part of the contemporary dialogue. A couple of years ago I wrote a text titled “Dense atemporality” – which I now revisit - in which I dealt with my understanding of what is implied or is expected to be present when one refers to “Contemporary Painting.” The 20 th Century changed drastically our perception of ourselves in the world in many spheres of knowledge, with th...
