Whispering

Oil, 91 x 61cm, June 2006

In a gardening shop in Amsterdam, a couple was trying to come to a joint decision on which flower seeds to pick for their summer garden, oblivious to adjacent tulip bulbs and plants closing in to eavesdrop on their conversation. Just when they thought decisions are best made in private.

Is privacy a pre-requsite to intimacy ? Does intimacy create privacy ? Intimacy vs privacy, which one comes first ?

This is the 2nd painting of my Intimacy series. This time it took me only 4 coats and 1 final touch up , a big improvement from before which took me at least 5 coats. However there was a lot of preparatory work done on paper. It took me 4 years to think out of the box that I can use pencils on canvas for draft sketch. Silly me.

Breakdown

Oil, 76 x 51 cm, May 2006

5005 was the number for Dad's lucky strike. I used it conveniently in my painting

Did a breakdown lead to a new intimacy between the three parties ( the observer, the pusher and the being pushed ) ? Or is intimacy the trigger of a breakdown ? In relationship, intimacy vs breakdown - which one comes first ?