Wilhem Sasnal
Wilhem Sasnal is not only a passionate painter and a talented filmmaker, but also an artist with a unique sensitivity to the world around him. His paintings are influenced by cartoons, posters, photographs, videos, music and films, reflecting the multicultural characteristics of contemporary society. The subjects of his works are ordinary things in daily life, such as, historical figures’ portraits, natural landscapes, photos of his relatives and friends or pictures from online media. These subjects seem to have no distinctive features, but Sasnal gives them allegorical themes. We can think of these works as symbols of time, constituting the modern history of the year. Anything Wilhem Sasnal is interested in and obsessed with in life could be turned into his painting. In composition, he makes all kinds of wonderful attempts to bring out the most striking visual impression. He constantly explore the potential of visual imagery.
When I am appreciating Wilhem Sasnal’s works, I find that his paintings maintained a simple and flat tendency. He pays attention on conveying the meaning of painting rather than focusing on details. As an appreciator, I can fully see his expectation of traditional expression and perception, and his thoughts on society, culture and life.