The experimental landscape painting "Field of Mars LXXIII" measures 30 x 24 cm and consists of paint remnants glued onto canvas with binder. The paint remnants used for this painting are colourful. Acrylic paints, oil paints and leftover lacquer interact on the canvas in a wide variety of colours, forms and sizes. The sizes of the paint remnants range from very fine dust to paint chunks with a diameter of approx. 0.6 cm. It is the differences in size of the paint remnants that allow for a composition.

"Marsfeld LXXIII" is a small-format painting and is best displayed in a hallway, on a stairway wall, or in a niche. From a distance, the work initially appears to depict a warm, earthy or sandy, beach-like surface. As you take a few steps closer to the painting, you realize that the work is completely colorful and made up of small paint remnants. The small-format one-of-a-kind piece becomes more concrete the longer you look at it: in your mind, wind, water, and eventually the morphology of a beach emerge.

Paintings from the "Marsfeld" series for a truly special ambience.

"Marsfeld LXXIII" makes the greatest impression in a bright room. The unusual spatiality – the haptics (three-dimensional) combined with the contrasts (two-dimensional) – creates a special ambience that can only be gradually explored. The spatial effect is extremely subtle, so this painting emanates a very fine, elegant, and stimulating presence. 

Pictures arranged in vertical or horizontal rows can also optimally “fill” larger wall areas.

“Mars” and “Feld”

This type of experimental art is not accessible to everyone. Nevertheless, the painting can spark curiosity. The juxtaposition of old (paint remnants) and new (painting) and the title "Marsfeld" – incidentally a site of political confrontation in ancient Rome – evokes associations around the terms "Mars" (planet, destruction, god of war) and "field" (construction, order).

Buy a unique piece at a low price.

The price is also interesting: the abstract landscapes are not cheap, but extremely affordable in relation to their quality. For some, buying one offers a relatively low-risk entry into the world of art. For others, it may be the opportunity to design smaller rooms in a modern, interesting, and inexpensive way. With such a one-of-a-kind piece, you make a quiet exclamation mark. The paint remnants alone, as the defining element of the image, give your interior something truly original. 

Field of Mars,

small formats and

earthy colors

About the artist Mark Hellbusch

I have been a freelance painter since 1997 and have worked with a wide variety of themes in painting. While until 2007 I was occupied almost exclusively with expressive painting, today my focus lies more on experimental art. My personal background, as well as almost all artistic themes can be found under “About us.”

Studio in Wiesbaden – viewings by appointment.