"All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music."
Walter Pater (1839-1894)

This series of paintings allows me to immerse myself into "pure" painting without being lost in it.

Over the years I have searched for this freedom in my work. I explore and try to find the balance between the realistic image and the pictorial values for my paintings.

The concept of multiple canvases and panels has always fascinated me.

I hope that spirituality and serenity are integral to my work. Colour and light are additional factors that guide my work. Colour to me is light.

For me, the series comes close to a musical experience and was painted and inspired while listening to classical music which is reflected in the titles of the works.

I feel these paintings are a more direct, human and spiritual expression without confinement of the motif or formal restriction; yet still consist of all those elements that I have explored in my work over the years.


Ernestine Tahedl, 2015