Peter Callesen

 

Callesen explains that his work focuses on the mundane characteristics associated with paper. He likes to work on pre made sizes, like A4 and A3, taking something typical of the everyday, and testing our perspective of it. His technique is masterful and intricate. Although the pieces appear relatively simple, the execution is more complex. However, the greatest appeal for me, is the use of absent imagery. My focus since reading an essay by Thomas Macho, has resulted in an underlying sense that death is present because it is absent. This lead me to toy with the imagery that this idea conjures up. Although not all of Callesen’s work involves macabre imagery, i have chosen to focus on the pieces that include a slightly more provocative stance on man’s relationship with death. His work has encouraged me to not worry so much about the quantity within a single image. That less is more and i feel that i have been able to focus on the power of composition through his work, to really accentuate the core of my concept in visual form.

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