Output 7
2026 · oil on canvas · 60 × 80 cm
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| artist |
Mark Hellbusch |
| Work |
Output 7 |
| Series |
Schmiertafel – Outputs |
| Year |
2026 |
| Technique |
Oil on canvas |
| Format |
60 × 80 cm |
| Shipping |
free of charge, 1–3 working days |
| Colors |
Violet, pink, orange, turquoise, green, yellow |
| Style |
Abstract, experimental, process-based |
| Motif |
Color fields, grids, overlays |
| Original |
Unique piece |
Color between order and movement
Output 7 is dominated by violet and a multitude of luminous colors. Pink, orange, yellow, turquoise, blue and green appear in individual fields, overlap and blur at their edges.
A grid-like order remains visible, but is repeatedly interrupted by the fast painting process. Clear color fields and blurred traces exist simultaneously.
Half an hour of preparation. A few minutes of painting.
The outputs of the Schmiertafel series arise from an unusual relationship between preparation and execution. Colours, tools and sequence are prepared for roughly half an hour. The actual painting process then takes only about one to two minutes.
In Output 7, the order is already laid out before the first application of paint. Yet while painting, the individual areas begin to shift and connect with one another. Color comes to a halt, is carried further, or is overlaid by another.
The plan remains recognizable, but it does not have the final say.
Order and loss of control arise here from the very same process.
What happens between input and result?
One conceptual starting point of the Schmiertafel is communication with systems like ChatGPT: A prompt is followed by a process and finally an output.
In painting, a similar sequence can be created – only its outcome is not predictable. The initial situation is prepared, but in the few minutes of execution, speed, material, and immediate decisions take over part of the control.
From a predetermined order, something emerges that was not visible before.
The output responds to the prompt – but in its own way.
Perhaps it is precisely the deviation that is the real answer.
Original painting by Mark Hellbusch
Output 7 is a unique original from my studio in Wiesbaden. The colour-intensive oil painting belongs to the Schmiertafel series and combines structured colour fields with a fast, experimental painting process.
You can find more inspiration under
Schmiertafel – Pictorial symbols between order and loss of control,
colourful paintings and
violet paintings.
I have been a freelance painter since 1997. While my work up to 2007 was strongly shaped by expressive painting, my focus today is increasingly on experimental forms of painting. You can find my personal career path as well as an overview of my artistic themes and series of works in the “About us” section.
Contact & Studio
0176-21916227
markhellbusch@web.de
Studio in Wiesbaden – visits possible by appointment.
Direct purchase is possible via the website. Shipping is free of charge and usually takes place within three working days.
