Summers outside. In his intimate Groningen studio-home, Matthijs Röling paints intuitively and figuratively, never academically or conceptually. Here Röling hesitantly yet eloquently depicted a bare sunbather on his garden path from a high vantage point – perhaps a stoop? The sun itself is not in th
...e picture plane, which is why Röling used cool, subdued tones for the figure’s backlit back. However, where the sunlight generously ricochets off the shoulders, arms and thighs, the colours are a jubilant bright pink-orange and yellow.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, GorsselSummers outside. In his intimate Groningen studio-home, Matthijs Röling paints intuitively and figuratively, never academically or conceptually. Here Röling hesitantly yet eloquently depicted a bare sunbather on his garden path from a high vantage point – perhaps a stoop? The sun itself is not in the picture plane, which is why Röling used cool, subdued tones for the figure’s backlit back. However, where the sunlight generously ricochets off the shoulders, arms and thighs, the colours are a jubilant bright pink-orange and yellow.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel