"The role of the painter is to project that which sees itself in him....." Max Ernst
The Eye of Silence - 1943
108x141cm
The Temptation of St. Anthony - 1945
I have been looking at these paintings by Max Ernst they are beautifully atmospheric and evocative. After watching a documentary about him, (link below), I'm fascinated with the methods he uses and the way he applies glass to a painted surface or area and then pulls it away, this creates a kind of texture to the surface. Apparently Ernst named this process 'decalcomania', he also invented 'frottage' and 'crotage'.
