Post-painterly abstraction. It rejects the mysticism of abstract expressionism and any residual references to the outside world. It is a purely factual art that functions more in terms of basic elements of the medium itself; form, color, texture, form and so on. Bright colors, clear and open compositions.
By applying post-painterly abstract painting, Jan rejects the interiority and mysticism of abstract expressionism. Instead, it deals with the subject of references to the outside world. However, his approach to composition should be considered the most important. He creates art that functions in terms of basic elements of the painting medium itself. He is fascinated by form, color, texture, scale, and composition.
Using compilations of oval forms, the artist moves from presenting the relationships of individual elements to entire systems. In his compositional arrangements, he surprises with the richness of colorful and formal symbols. Thanks to this, his post-painterly abstract painting is a visually intriguing and socially unique message. Astner paints instinctively. He trusts in his artistic intuition, and as a result obtains the artistic ambiguity of his paintings.
At the basis of his formal choices is a visually and socially dramatic metaphor. The chosen form of the oval does not mean unambiguous, simple in transmission and reception, interpretation. On the contrary. His painting statements are an abstract language. The language of pure form, post-painterly abstract painting. The language of unambiguous color, multi-layered image structure.
Post-painterly drawings symbolizes a complete revolution in the area of central values. We see the free assimilation of various graphic elements, or a complete replacement of elements with new ones. We have the impression of negation of previous identities, change of value towards some source of authority and a transition to another motive on which the new identity will be based.
The emotions emanating from the work is associated with a drastic change in life involving a radical change in its most important aspects. We onlookers are feeling the conversion, something new, impalpable, hidden behind spots and lines.
