Title: The art of relating to a surface
Material: Oil on Canvas
Sizes (top-down): 90 x 110 cm (a x-shaped woman lying) , 60 x 90 cm (two women standing), 38 x 38 cm (three floating women), 90 x 110 cm (a pair of women, a series of five men), 85 x 110 cm (a x-shaped woman standing), 120 x 90 cm (painting of Esther Williams. Dedicated to all women making themself beautiful under the surface).
Year: 1997
ABOUT: The Art of Relating to a Surface
Different swimming techniques and synchronized swimming are depicted. The art of relating to a surface refers to the different ways painters relate to the canvas, the way the swimmers (and subject-matter) relate to the surface of the water, how the viewer relates to the work. The reason for making the series was the simple question: is possible to learn how to swim without being in the water oneself? It is also about breaking through to the other side of knowledge.