Untitled (Trees) L, 2018

Hong Kong 2018
Untitled (Trees) L

Mehdi Chouakri

Painting
Acrylic and inkjet on canvas
Unique piece
90.5 x 70.0 (厘米)
35.6 x 27.6 (吋)
Quotation is central to Jonathan Monk’s work. For this series, he printed out images of landscape paintings by the artist Salvo, and he painted over the background, saving only the trees that belong to the original composition. By isolating this pattern, Monk focuses on the concept of repetition, hence offering a new perspective on Salvo’s artistic approach, as well as reflecting on his own