Fabian Marcaccio

Fabian Marcaccio

The Predator, 2001, mixed media installation

Fabian Marcaccio extroverts abstraction by deconstructing, dissecting, unraveling, and reconstructing Modernist ideals of painting. He creates sculptural composites with mixed media.

Formally he uses canvas as both a support and an image. He uses clear silicone gel to enhance the textural quality of brushstrokes.

He works with themes of manipulation, destruction, and reconstruction. His work could be considered abstract or non representational.

He says he engages the generic elements of painting to create mutual betrayals.

Luc Tuymans

Luc Tuymans

Gas Chamber, 1986, oil on canvas

The Rabbit, oil on canvas

Tuymans uses photographs as source material to create dislocation from real events, manipulation and deception in art. He executes all of his works in a single day and experiences feelings of aggression and violence before and during painting. His works, removed from photographs, create a sense of detachment. They often appear blown-out and overexposed.

Very similar to Wilhelm Sasnal.