The face on the left is a 'peace of paper' (due to the rolling form) representing a male character and... Read More
The face on the left is a 'peace of paper' (due to the rolling form) representing a male character and his ego, send to his Anima, his female counterpart within, who is responding by setting it on fire.
The concept of the Anima is derived from the works of CG Jung and Emanuel Swedenborg.
The methods and technics that are used in general, in the following steps: linden wood or plywood as the canvas / transference of the design onto the wood or it is directly drawn or painted onto the wood / carving the wood with a knife, chisels or electric tools / finishing it with additional techniques and materials: oil paint, industrial paint, acrylic paint; sand in oil paint carefully arranged; 2d print technique: transferring shades from a plastic sheet onto the wood using heat; 3d print technique: perforated stickers or cloth covered with oil paint, afterwards the sticker or the cloth will be removed leaving a 3d pattern; putty, filler, plaster, coloured plaster; gold leaf, copper leaf; pen, pencil, charcoal, felt pen, ink; inlay (different materials); pour on varnish, a varnish which is 40x thicker than normal varnish