Fredrik Vaerslev

STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
Acquired from the above by the present owner

This work is in very good condition overall. There is light wear along the extreme edges and at the corners of the canvas. The canvas is slack on the stretcher with associated buckling at the corners. There are some soft creases inherent to the artist’s working method. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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“I think of these works [Terrazzo Paintings] as long-term relationship paintings. Making them means embarking on a long-term process; it involves entering into a relationship with fast and slow ways of working. Early in the process, I have to act very quickly as the spray dries in just a few seconds, which means that this first part of the process involves very rigorous work that is closer to physical exertion than it is to painting. If I make a mistake, I literally have to jump in and scrub the canvas to make it right before it dries. Then there’s this incredibly slow part that happens when dealing with decisions made by Nature; to make the works dry, frost, fade in the sunlight, and age the way I’d like them to. It can easily take months before I apply another brushstroke or a spill that is yet again a decision made in a split second.” Fredrik Værslev