Jonathan Horowitz

The Leftover Paint Abstractions are made from hundreds of layers of paint, built up over time in splattered dots and drips. From a distance, optical melding creates a field of color. On closer view, a dense weave of hundreds of thousands of dots becomes visible, revealing a methodology that owes as much to Pointillism as Abstract Expressionism. In addition to its optical quality, the accumulated paint forms a highly textured surface, like an otherworldly, mountainous terrain. This 'natural' world contrasts with the naturalness of the coarse, raw linen underneath the paint, still visible on the sides of the stretchers. Exhibition: Xavier Hufkens Galerie, Brussels, Belgium (08.03.-14.04.2018).