Reflections. All my creative activity can be described as “perfecting”. I am achieving the effect in painting through internal reflection combined with external intervention. For external interactions in relation to motives and intentions of creation are important to the sphere of individual artistic perception. Looking at the past, detailed observation and personal commitment to the subject – this is the essence of my creative process. While creating, I challenge myself to capture the uniqueness of the moment and place. My goal is to inspire viewers of my work to take a closer look at the world around them. I would like them to discover beauty in unusual places and moments. Like I do.
I am always starting painting with a general idea of what I would like to achieve as far as colors and composition are concerned. That way the painting process becomes more of an experimental conversation than a planned process. Each subsequent layer of paint is a reaction to the previous layer. Each exposed detail is part of a dialogue between myself and the image. I noticed that the most interesting conclusions I am drawing, are from conversations I listened carefully to. However, first of all I try to celebrate in my artwork the greatest of all arts – the art of a well lived life!
The Reflections cycle is a perverse record of very individual feelings. The artist writes down his experiences and emotions in abstract compositions. He combines the presentation of abstract forms with the individual intimacy of thoughts. His work is always the beginning of a story that leads the viewer to the threshold of an unknown and fantastic world. In his abstract compositions, Jan manipulates the shapes and forms of the picture, which he plays freely with, lures, deceives the viewer’s perception. Elements of drawing intertwine with the background, telling stories composed of both anxiety and rhythmic order. He moves smoothly from evolution to analysis. Jan Astner’s abstract compositions are full of symbolism and emotional tension capable of showing very subtle emotions.
Reflections by Alan Kepili
