Thin Abstracts
Somewhere in between printmaking and painting, the Thin abstracts series was inspired by the cathartic physique of “pulling” pigment over thick, textured paper. The tradition of “gesture painting” played a significant role here. With the concept of exploring how only a few colours mix, the idea for this series was born from experiments of creating gradients, from almost white to black, by utilising the combination characteristics of warm and cold, complimentary, and neon paints.
Silvio Barta
Based in Hamburg, Germany, Silvio Barta is an artist, designer, and writer. Born in 1974 in Bratislava, Slovakia, and having grown up in Canada, he studied architecture and design in Toronto, Florence and Stuttgart, where he graduated at the State Academy of Art and Design.
His design consultancy for communication informs his teaching, writing and artistic output. And vice versa.
His artistic work is multifaceted and complex, from abstract and portrait painting, installations and video work, to photography and computer-generated imagery. Topics he wrestles with include the picturesque and mellifluous experience in a digitalised society, ennui and the desire for decoration, the concept of self.
Silvio Barta is Professor for Interaction Design at the Macromedia University, Hamburg. His theoretical research focuses on the aesthetics of digitalisation and the digitalisation of aesthetics.