Fiona – modern expressive portrait on canvas, 130 x 120 cm

The large-format painting “Fiona” was created in 2005 in Berlin and is part of my series “Hunters”. In this series I explore the theme of Competition, observation and human behavior.

The painting "Fiona" at a glance

Expressive art with oil paints: expressive portrait.

The artwork "Fiona" depicts a girl standing in front of a bare, undecorated wall. In stark contrast to her doll-like narrow shoulders is her determined gaze. The pleasant words from her mouth strain her and distort her face. She looks pale; her nose is barely noticed. Her hairstyle, eyes, and mouth, however, are fully spatially rendered. Her eyes and mouth appear almost mobile: Fiona could be the image of a very young, ambitious intern who wants little in life besides a career.

With the portrait “Fiona” from the series "Hunters" owners and viewers are repeatedly encouraged to discuss: there is (playful) competition in that as well.

Preparations for Painting

The portrait “Fiona” was created in Berlin in 2004 on a canvas stretched over double (but offset) stretcher frames. The lower stretcher frames form a rectangle of 130 × 120 cm, the upper ones a parallelogram of approximately 120 × 110 cm. This creates a subtly confusing surface, matching the portrait.

Good to know about "Fiona"

The portrait "Fiona" was created in 2005 in Berlin. She has no personal significance for me; like almost all portraits from the "Hunters" series, she simply fell into my hands by chance. An advertising photo, an information brochure, a report – portraits are shown everywhere. Some of them trigger thoughts in me on the subject of "competition", which I then use.

Other collections – besides Hunters – in which this painting appears are

• Large paintings
• wall objects and
• Figurative art