Michael Kaphengst
"THE DIFFERENT SOUND OF LINES" The concept of linearism in my painting processes has been a significant aspect of artistic expression for me. For me, the consumer world is not “POP” but a linear process. For me as a painter, understanding and embracing the linear nature of these creative processes lead to new insights and innovations in my work. By recognising that we are all exposed to processes in our daily lives, I can explore different approaches to my art and find inspiration in the routines and activities that define their existence. I developed this linearity in my art in various modes of representation, which I call” consumptive surrealism”, “fencing pictures-absolute linearism”, and “extreme linearism”. I set my “consumptive surrealism” von 1995 against the linear overstimulation with consumer items. Surreal picture worlds are being created with my consumer item which assigns a new artistic task to them unlike. In my “Fencing pictures - absolute linearism” the lines are drawn with a technique I developed in 2009 by fixing a brush on top of a rapier I developed my “extreme linearism” sometime in 2012, where I experimented with circling lines over the drawing paper. It starts with revolving movements of the pen, whereby the motive condenses and forms into a motive. The picture that arises out of this method is a very dynamic one. This technique is the most extreme form of my ‘Linearism’.
