Grotesque face born out of a web of colour - The bizarre face between fascination and discomfort by Frank Bittner

About "Grotesque face born out of a web of colour - The bizarre face between fascination and discomfort"

by Frank Bittner

About the artwork

In this intense, painterly work, the face of a figure seems to be born out of a bubbling stream of colour. Luminous, impasto layers of colour cover the picture surface with an almost tangible energy - every trace of the brush tells of movement, emotion and an impetuous, almost wild creative power. A face emerges from the depths of the dense web of colour, oscillating between fascination and discomfort: a grotesque, clown-like face whose wide-open eyes demand and simultaneously repel the viewer's gaze.

The facial expressions, exaggerated to the point of absurdity, seem like a mirror of inner turmoil - an expression that fluctuates between pain, anger and distorted laughter. The wide-open mouth, the shimmering yellow teeth and the garishly contrasting colour tones turn the face into a mask of emotions, a stage for the unconscious.

The background of vibrating shades of blue, interspersed with spontaneous brushstrokes, drips and running noses of colour, intensifies the expressive restlessness of the composition. It seems to embrace the face and at the same time oppress it, as if the colour itself were breathing. The result is a work with a powerful presence - a visual field of tension between beauty and alienation that draws the viewer into an emotional depth from which the face seems to constantly re-form itself.

Created by Frank Bittner with support from AI.