Details about the work
Title: RE 28
Artist: Mark Hellbusch
Dimensions: 30 x 24 cm
Year: 2025
Technique: water-mixable oil paint on canvas
Category: Abstract, contemporary painting
Style: Experimental, abstract-figurative
Signature: Original signature on the front
Status: unique piece
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“RE 28” is an abstract painting from 2025 that moves in the in-between space of chance and intention. On a small canvas measuring 30 x 24 cm, colored traces, splashes, and concentrations unfold as a color field from which the portrait of a clown unexpectedly emerges – fragile, playful, and at the same time enigmatic. This work invites close looking and the discovery of the unexpected.
A clown made of color and perception
At first, the luminous color fields in red, yellow, blue, green and violet seem freely scattered, almost incidental. Yet with every look, a figure begins to take shape. Eyes, mouth and expression do not emerge through clear lines, but through the interplay of paint remnants and empty spaces. The clown does not appear bold and obvious, but as a poetic suggestion – an image between cheerfulness and contemplation.
Between chance and intention
RE 28 is part of an experimental approach in which chance is consciously allowed. Drops, running pigments and spontaneous applications of color form the basis from which an unexpected pictorial idea develops in the process. It is precisely this tension that makes the painting special: it is neither planned nor arbitrary, but a quiet dialogue between control and letting go, between experiment and deliberate decision.
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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.”
Any other questions?
You can reach me by phone at 0176-21916227
or via email: markhellbusch@web.de
