Schroef (propeller)
oil on canvas, 120 x 120
1995
© S.C.Jeltema
Schroef, propeller,
Back and forward in a 'flat' object.
A painting of a propeller lying in half a bowl,
dug out in a wall.
Trying to move back and forward.
Giving the impression of movement in a 'flat' space
to highlight, to confirm the sense of space.
The three blades are standing,
resting on their square supports,
to unite in the center, where they divide,
where they, in the distance,
embrace half a bowl.
Beyond that I cannot see.
Parallels visually crossing in infinity.
The distance is reduced to nearby,
where the propeller is balancing on its square supports.
The size of the bowl is not defined but limited to the size of the painting.
Prospective is used and maybe reduced, to see a propeller lying in half a bowl.
While focusing on the center or on the edges, where are resting the square supports, the movement becomes automatically clear.
The straight lines of the parallels bend over,
wrestling to come forward.
To set themselves free.
WITHIN THE BLUE - Art Catalog - Paintings - Oil on Canvas - © S.C.Jeltema