Field of Mars CXXXX – color art on a small canvas (40 × 30 cm)

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A work made of paint – not with paint

Field of Mars CXXXX is a unique piece from the Field of Mars series that achieves great impact on a small canvas. Instead of classic painting with brush and paint, the paint itself became the material here: paint remnants, collected and layered, form the basis of this work. The result is a surprisingly dense yet finely balanced composition that fascinates both from a distance and in detail.

Structure, diversity and tactility

The 40 × 30 cm canvas is completely covered with the tiniest paint fragments of the most varied shapes and colors. The surface structure is not flat, but slightly relief-like – almost sculptural. Colored flakes and dust particles create depth, movement and a visual shimmer that constantly reveals new aspects as the light changes.

Small-scale art for special places

With its compact format, Field of Mars CXXXX is ideal for smaller rooms, niches or as a targeted accent in modern living or working areas. It is particularly effective as part of a series or in combination with other Field of Mars paintings. Even on its own, it unfolds a quiet, compelling presence – subtle, modern and entirely self-contained.

The Fields of Mars – color that lives

Each Field of Mars is an independent study of color as material. Field of Mars CXXXX is exemplary of this approach: instead of classical painting, the picture is “built” – from color, time, intuition and patience. The work cannot be reduced to a single motif; it lives from its openness, its materiality and the associative power it awakens in the viewer.

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Contact the artist

Mark Hellbusch
Freelance artist since 1997
Langendellschlag 62, 65199 Wiesbaden
📞 +49 (0)176 21916227
✉️ markhellbusch@web.de