PAINT/PRINT Brief: Process To Image Week 2. Day 3. Artist Research

Artist Research: Wilhem Sasnal (b 1972, Poland)

Wilhem Sasnal is a diverse artist with a contemporary edge, borrowing references from the present and the past such as art history (Georges Seurat’s ‘Bathers at Asniéres’), pop culture, film, comic illustrations and his own photography.

**Figure 1. Wilhelm Sasnal, Bathers at Asniers, 160 x 120 cm, 2010 |Courtesy of Sadie Coles HQ and Wilhelm Sasnal**

He utilises a mix of styles that incorporate gestural abstract expressionist brushstrokes with a representational style. His expressionistic style shows the material of paint been moved around the surface, revealing a physicality that contrasts with an added figurative element.

**Figure 2. Wilhelm Sasnal, Shoah (Forest), 45 x 45 cm, 2003 | Courtesy of Sadie Coles HQ and Wilhelm Sasnal** **Accessed October 2, 2021.**

**Figure 3. Untitled. Wilhem Sasnal. Accessed October 2, 2021.**

**Figure 4. Untitled. Wilhem Sasnal. Accessed October 2, 2021.**

**Figure 5. Untitled. Wilhem Sasnal. Accessed October 2, 2021.**

Sasnal portrays a playful sense of humour, and his paintings often combine spatial illusion. His images look contemporary with a flat, boldly coloured digital style. Angular positioned figures are placed close to the foreground, or small and away in the distance, similar to comic book style characters.

**Figure 6. Wilhelm Sasnal, Portrait of Rodchenko, Lady, 30 x 30 cm, 2002 | Courtesy of Saatchi Gallery and Wilhelm Sasnal Accessed October 2, 2021.**

**Figure 7. Wilhelm Sasnal, Portrait of Rodchenko, Lady, 30 x 30 cm, 2002 | Courtesy of Saatchi Gallery and Wilhelm Sasnal**. **Accessed October 2, 2021.**

Bibliography Source:

Colossal. Wilhem Sasnal. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/01/paintings-by-wilhelm-sasnal/

Hauser & Wirth. Wilhem Sasnal. https://www.hauserwirth.com/news/18476-wilhelm-sasnal-berlin

Hauser & Wirth. Wilhem Sasnal. https://www.hauserwirth.com/artists/2803-wilhelm-sasnal

The Culture Trip. Wilhem Sasnal. https://theculturetrip.com/europe/poland/articles/wilhelm-sasnal-exploring-the-image-through-painting/

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