SMOKES

by Jörgen Hammarberg

Artist Jörgen Hammarberg (Sverige, född 1941)

Date1966

MediumCandle soot on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 120 × 119 cm Yttermått: 120 × 119 × 2 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchase 2021 (Swedish Acquisitions 2021)

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberMOM/2021/313

CollectionsSvenska förvärv 2021

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkSMOKES is part of a series of paintings from the 1960s, created in a choreography with a dancing flame that sweeps across the canvas. Close, but not too close, since the object never was to perforate the fabric or create charred holes. Instead, the flame has tenderly caressed the air and touched the surface, leaving traces from the heat. A meditative concentration exercise, something every painter does now and then, but usually with a paint brush. A slightly distracted movement, and suddenly it’s too late. Like life itself: One mistake can change everything.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad med blyerts på dukens baksida: Jörgen Hammarberg 1966, På dukens baksida: Uppåtpil 119 x 120 9.1.1966 Selected exhibition history Nyförvärvsutställningen (den 5 februari 2022 - den 14 augusti 2022) Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Works by the artist