Picture "Untitled (Apples)" (1996) (Serial Unique piece)
Picture "Untitled (Apples)" (1996) (Serial Unique piece)
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serial unique piece | numbered | signed | dated | watercolour over offset print on handmade paper | framed | size 56 x 56 cm
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Picture "Untitled (Apples)" (1996) (Serial Unique piece)
Watercolour over offset print, 1996. 40 copies on handmade paper, numbered, signed and dated. Motif size 40 x 40 cm. Sheet size 50 x 50 cm. Size in frame 56 x 56 cm as shown.
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Painting with glazing watercolours, that are characterised by their transparency, which let deeper layers and painting surfaces shine through.
Often the paper surface is omitted. This contributes significantly to the effect of the work. The aquarelle or watercolour painting requires skilful use of colour, as it dries quickly and corrections are almost impossible.
A one-of-a-kind or unique piece is a work of art personally created by the artist. It exists only once due to the type of production (oil painting, watercolour, drawing, lost-wax sculpture etc.).
In addition to the classic unique pieces, there are also the so-called "serial unique pieces". They present a series of works with the same colour, motif and technique, manually prepared by the same artist. The serial unique pieces are rooted in "serial art", a genre of modern art that aims to create an aesthetic effect through series, repetitions, and variations of the same objects or themes or a system of constant and variable elements or principles.
The historical starting point is considered to be Claude Monet's "Les Meules" (1890/1891), where, for the first time, a series was created that went beyond a mere group of works. The other artists, who addressed to the serial art, include Claude Monet, Piet Mondrian and above all Gerhard Richter.