{"product_id":"smiley-v-rundes-gemalde-zwischen-optimismus-und-verganglichkeit","title":"Smiley V – Round painting between optimism and transience","description":"\u003ch1 data-end=\"282\" data-start=\"278\" data-section-id=\"yhlafz\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"328\" data-start=\"284\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"328\" data-start=\"284\"\u003eSmiley V – The Memory of a Smile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"328\" data-start=\"284\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TyagGW_tableContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-end=\"618\" data-start=\"354\"\u003e\n\u003cthead data-end=\"375\" data-start=\"354\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"375\" data-start=\"354\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"last:pe-10\" data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"364\" data-start=\"354\"\u003eFeature\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"last:pe-10\" data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"375\" data-start=\"364\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-end=\"618\" data-start=\"400\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"419\" data-start=\"400\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"407\" data-start=\"400\"\u003eWork\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"419\" data-start=\"407\"\u003eSmiley V\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"444\" data-start=\"420\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"428\" data-start=\"420\"\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"444\" data-start=\"428\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eSmear board\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"460\" data-start=\"445\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"452\" data-start=\"445\"\u003eYear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"460\" data-start=\"452\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003e2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"490\" data-start=\"461\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"471\" data-start=\"461\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"490\" data-start=\"471\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"521\" data-start=\"491\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"500\" data-start=\"491\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"521\" data-start=\"500\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eDiameter 70 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"537\" data-start=\"522\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"529\" data-start=\"522\"\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-end=\"537\" data-start=\"529\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eRound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"589\" data-start=\"538\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"548\" data-start=\"538\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"589\" data-start=\"548\"\u003eFree of charge, within 3 working days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-end=\"618\" data-start=\"590\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"599\" data-start=\"590\"\u003eStatus\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-col-size=\"sm\" data-end=\"618\" data-start=\"599\"\u003eOriginal painting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"653\" data-start=\"625\" data-section-id=\"pa7yy1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"653\" data-start=\"625\" data-section-id=\"pa7yy1\"\u003eWhen a symbol fades\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"823\" data-start=\"655\"\u003eThe smiley is one of the best-known symbols of our time. With just a few lines it promises joy, optimism and light-heartedness. Its meaning seems unambiguous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1117\" data-start=\"825\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-end=\"838\" data-start=\"828\"\u003eSmiley V\u003c\/em\u003e, however, this promise no longer feels self-evident. The face is still clearly recognizable, but its contours lose stability. The eyes run downward, layers of color overlap, and parts of the motif feel like a memory slowly fading away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1187\" data-start=\"1119\"\u003eThe smile remains, but its certainty begins to waver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"1239\" data-start=\"1194\" data-section-id=\"1wf28aq\"\u003eSchmiertafel – Familiar signs in transition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1482\" data-start=\"1241\"\u003eThe \u003cem data-end=\"1265\" data-start=\"1251\"\u003eSchmiertafel\u003c\/em\u003e series deals with symbols that everyone knows. Flowers, trees, or smileys initially appear simple and easy to understand. Yet in the course of the painting process, shifts, uncertainties, and new meanings arise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1709\" data-start=\"1484\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-end=\"1497\" data-start=\"1487\"\u003eSmiley V\u003c\/em\u003e, this idea becomes particularly clear. The symbol still works, yet it appears vulnerable. The familiar message of good cheer and optimism is not destroyed, but slowly called into question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1822\" data-start=\"1711\"\u003eThe result is an image about the fragility of certainties and the changeability of seemingly fixed meanings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"1868\" data-start=\"1829\" data-section-id=\"1clwg5c\"\u003eWhite space, traces and transience\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2099\" data-start=\"1870\"\u003eIn contrast to the bright yellow smileys of the series, \u003cem data-end=\"1943\" data-start=\"1933\"\u003eSmiley V\u003c\/em\u003e appears more restrained and open. The light picture surface is almost reminiscent of an erased board or a sign that has already been reworked several times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2313\" data-start=\"2101\"\u003eTraces of earlier decisions remain visible. Drops, overpainting, and transparent layers of color speak of a process that is not concealed. It is precisely this that gives the painting its particular depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"2358\" data-start=\"2320\" data-section-id=\"dtf01o\"\u003eBetween optimism and melancholy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2485\" data-start=\"2360\"\u003eThe smile remains. Yet the running eyes and open layers of paint give the work an unexpected ambivalence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2671\" data-start=\"2487\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"2497\" data-start=\"2487\"\u003eSmiley V\u003c\/em\u003e moves between hope and uncertainty, between memory and the present. The familiar symbol becomes a projection surface for personal experiences and moods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"2715\" data-start=\"2678\" data-section-id=\"16c1zcq\"\u003eOriginal painting by Mark Hellbusch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2939\" data-start=\"2717\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"2727\" data-start=\"2717\"\u003eSmiley V\u003c\/em\u003e is a one-of-a-kind original from my studio in Wiesbaden. The work belongs to the \u003cem data-end=\"2827\" data-start=\"2813\"\u003eSchmiertafel\u003c\/em\u003e series and combines familiar pictorial signs with experimental oil painting and an open, process-based visual language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3341\" data-start=\"3100\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2584\" data-end=\"2807\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou can find inspiration under\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Schmiertafel\" href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/schmiertafel-bildzeichen-zwischen-ordnung-und-kontrollverlust\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSmear board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/die-palette-abstrakte-wandobjekte-und-objektkunst-aus-farbe\" title=\"Die Palette\"\u003e,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/mittlere-formate\" title=\"mittlere Formate\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003emedium formats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/mittlere-formate?_pos=1\u0026_psq=mitt\u0026_ss=e\u0026_v=1.0\" title=\"Mittlere Formate\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/grosse-gemalde?_pos=2\u0026_psq=gr\u0026_ss=e\u0026_v=1.0\" title=\"Großformate\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/runde-gemalde\" title=\"Runde Gemälde\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eround paintings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/pages\/mark-hellbusch\" title=\"Lebenslauf Mark Hellbusch\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003epersonal background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, as well as almost all \u003ca title=\"Mark Hellbusch\" href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/pages\/atelier-hellbusch-zeitgenossische-kunst-in-wiesbaden\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eartistic themes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e can be found under “About us.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact \u0026 Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0176-21916227\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003emarkhellbusch@web.de\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudio in Wiesbaden – viewings by appointment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirect purchase and shipping also available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atelier Hellbusch","offers":[{"title":" Default Title ","offer_id":53156097196299,"sku":null,"price":1490.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/5393\/3105\/files\/smiley.weiss.rund.moderne.kunst.HOM1.jpg?v=1780491595","url":"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/en\/products\/smiley-v-round-painting-between-optimism-and-transience","provider":"Atelier Hellbusch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}