Tine Colen

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Tine Colen

Landscape

2017

To test and compare colors when mixing, I had a habit of quickly creating a color patch at the edge of a sheet of scrap paper. I later used this simple strategy to paint landscapes outdoors. I systematically tried to record the colors I saw in front of me as accurately as possible, repeating the same procedure on the other side of the paper fold after a short drying time. The vertical fold situates a point within that expansive, horizontal field of vision and captures the changing light in that brief interval.

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After her training in the medium of painting, Tine Colen (1985) felt the need not to simply represent or imitate the world, but to be in the midst of things. Gradually, the following elements became characteristic of her work: The blurring of boundaries between art and functional objects by creating items that carry meaning and can sometimes be used / working with natural materials in a cyclical process, often defined by their temporary, seasonal nature, as well as human-made materials considered waste / seeking specific knowledge about plant usage through the study of ethnobotany and anthropology / a slow and labor-intensive making process, rooted in collective creation / generating value through the way objects are used, gifted, and passed on / using public space as a workshop, where the physical work sparks conversation, encounters, and change.

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