Merging classic geometric harmony with raw industrial materiality, Tondo Red, Expanded Metal Pigment Painting (2019) by Austrian artist Clemens Wolf delivers an intense visual field of texture and saturated color. Measuring 48.5 inches (123 cm) in diameter, this red abstract art on aluminum piece is crafted on a sleek circular metal panel. Wolf eschews conventional brushes, employing industrial expanded metal mesh as his tool to press oil paint and dry pigment powder directly onto the aluminum ground. The physical mark-making process leaves behind a mesmerizing, lattice-like pattern in rich carmine and vermilion tones that captures an unrepeatable moment of creation. A graduate of the University of Arts Linz whose work resides in world-class collections such as the Albertina Museum, Wolf converts industrial decay into a commanding, museum-grade tondo centerpiece.
 
For these abstract paintings, Wolf uses expanded metal as a brush and thus creates abstract paintings. The irretrievable moment is found here in the expressive painting process. Also, he adds pigment powder onto these works which he calls ´Expanded Metal Pigment Painting´ as a reference to the process. The question of figuration and abstraction plays a central role in both groups of works.
 
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