Eberhard Ross German, b. 1959
08112 Speicher, 2012
Oil on canvas
55 x 49 in.
139.7 x 124.5 cm.
139.7 x 124.5 cm.
Signed, titled, and dated verso
Provenance
Eberhard Ross Studio
Eberhard Ross (German, b. 1959) painstakingly covers his canvases with calligraphic networks of lines and patterns that develop organically and repetitively. For the artist this is something of a meditative...
Eberhard Ross (German, b. 1959) painstakingly covers his canvases with calligraphic networks of lines and patterns that develop organically and repetitively. For the artist this is something of a meditative process - the interior of the work is slowly revealed as the artist scrapes away the upper layer of paint with a sharp point. According to the artist, the title "Speicher" "describes a series of paintings which contain and store energy — the energy I put in.”
“The original source of my work is nature, and its rhythms and patterns... Natural and musical sounds and daylight influenced my works more and more. I hear colours breathing and watch their sounds. A second important base of my works is Zen Buddhism, which I practice for many years. A further basic task which I try to realize with my works is expressed best in a quote by Agnes Martin, the wonderful Canadian painter. She once said: “when I think of art I think of beauty - beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind. In our minds is awareness of perfection. All art work is about beauty"."