A painting created in 2001

Within, Luc Tuymans, 2001

This painting named "Within" was created by Luc Tuymans who is a Belgian painter in 2001. Luc Tuymans who was born in 1958 is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium. Tuymans is considered one of the most important and influential painters working today. He is good at using the wide range concept to express the small things.
As the painting "Within", Luc Tuymans describes a inenarrable scene, it can make people feel dark, cold and oppression. In this painting, the main element Luc Tuymans used is simple straight line and the color is also not rich. However, the combination of these can give people a large space to imagine and to be wrapped in their thoughts.
Actually, Luc Tuymans's inspiration is from the grand theme when he created this work, close to the world of social evils: from the Holocaust, or imperialism, to child abuse. This painting is close-up of the cage, more to convey the hopelessness and the sense of isolation.
From my perspective, I think the most successful place is Luc Tuymans selected the simple straight line and single color to express his idea, not only accurately convey his point of view, but also give people the space to imagine.

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