The dynamics of light, captured in colour
The painting "Rare Bird VII" (oil on canvas, 40x30 cm, 2025) plays with the presence and transience of a bird emerging from the vibrant interplay of colours. Luminous shades of blue, red and yellow blend with subtle greens, releasing a powerful energy.
The bird is not clearly outlined, but emerges from the movement of the colour itself. The transitions are fluid, as if the bird were visible for just a moment before dissolving back into its surroundings.
All important details at a glance
| Feature |
Details |
| Title |
Rare Bird VII |
| Size |
40 × 30 cm |
| Artist |
Mark Hellbusch |
| Year |
2025 |
| Colors |
Blue, red, yellow, green, white |
| Style |
Abstract Animal Painting |
| Technique |
Oil on canvas |
| Subject |
Bird |
| Theme |
Painting between reality and abstraction |
Movement, transformation and color as form
This work is a play with movement and the dissolution of form. The bird seems to fly, turn, disappear and reappear. Impasto, relief-like applications of paint alternate with gentle glazes, making the light appear to dance across the surface.
What is particularly fascinating is the way the motif develops through the open, expressive painting style. A mixture of chaotic spontaneity and finely tuned composition emerges, in which colour is more than just a carrier of forms – it becomes the actual content of the work.
The visible artist’s palette – painting process as part of the work
A striking feature of this work is the visible artist’s palette, which has been integrated into the composition. Traces of paint, overlays and small imprints reveal the path of its creation – the energy of making remains alive on the canvas.
These traces of work give the painting a special authenticity; they speak of the artistic decision as to when a work is “finished” and where the process itself remains part of the final result.
Between reality and abstraction – a balancing act
Like many works in the series, "Rare Bird VII" moves between representational painting and abstract expressiveness. The bird is a being between figure and movement, between the tangible and the dissolved.
The play with this threshold between reality and abstraction creates a fascinating tension: Is the bird really there? Or does it only become complete through our perception? This openness allows each viewer to decode the work in an individual way.
An artwork that changes as you look at it
"Rare Bird VII" is more than a snapshot – it is a reflection on the fleeting, the transitory, and the way our perception shapes images. The intense colors, the spontaneous brushwork, and the fine gradations between light and shadow make this painting a dynamic work of art that reveals new aspects with every viewing.
