Locked by Water I, Nils Verkaeren, 2023
Oil on canvas. From the Locked by Water series.
Image courtesy of Buysse Gallery. © Nils Verkaeren.
Locked by Water I, Nils Verkaeren, 2023
Oil on canvas. From the Locked by Water series.
Image courtesy of Buysse Gallery. © Nils Verkaeren.
Nils Verkaeren Belgium, b. 1980
Locked by water I, 2023
Oil on canvas
200 x 150 cm
78 3/4 x 59 in
78 3/4 x 59 in
Series: Locked by water
Painted during a residency in the arid landscapes of southern Spain — specifically in the Almería region — Locked by Water I marks a pivotal moment in Nils Verkaeren’s plein...
Painted during a residency in the arid landscapes of southern Spain — specifically in the Almería region — Locked by Water I marks a pivotal moment in Nils Verkaeren’s plein air practice. The work captures the tension between isolation and resilience, with scorched vegetation and cacti emerging from a dense, tactile surface. Rather than depicting the landscape, Verkaeren allows it to act upon the canvas. The result is both harsh and luminous: a record of heat, light, and stillness in a place where nature imposes itself through silence.
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