Alchemies Series
The “Alchemies” are inspired by an old Arabic chess riddle called “The Knight's Round”, where the knight must visit every field of an empty chess board once.
In this case the knight also finishes its tour where it started which is why this is a 'closed' round. The solution is a symmetrical one.
To solve the riddle I used lines and numbers which explains the pattern.
To me they symbolise striving or simply the course of life. Chess is often compared to life...
They all are oil on canvas, 160x160 cm (except “Alchemie No.1”, last on the bottom, in which initially a text in the last row was planned and therefore an extra 10 cm).
To solve the riddle I used lines and numbers which explains the pattern.
To me they symbolise striving or simply the course of life. Chess is often compared to life...
They all are oil on canvas, 160x160 cm (except “Alchemie No.1”, last on the bottom, in which initially a text in the last row was planned and therefore an extra 10 cm).
Alchemie no.6
"The universe cannot be read until we have learned the language and become familiar with the characters in which it is written.
It is written in mathematical language, and the letters are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures without which means it is humanly impossible to comprehend a single word."
Galileo Galilei
Alchemie no.3
Alchemie no.7
"In everything... uniformity is undesirable.
Leaving something incomplete makes it interesting, and gives one the feeling that there is room for growth...
Even when building the imperial palace, they always leave one place unfinished."
Even when building the imperial palace, they always leave one place unfinished."
Japanese Essays In Idleness, (14th Century)
Alchemie no.1
When looking at the paintings you actually have the riddling solution right before you.
However, to give a clearer view of this specific beautiful pattern, here it is clearly:
However, to give a clearer view of this specific beautiful pattern, here it is clearly:
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