Faidherbe 2017

Gazmend Freitag made this painting titled Faidherbe, date unknown, on a canvas one hundred by eighty centimetres. Looking at the way the paint's applied, it's clear that art-making is a process. There's a real materiality to this piece, from the canvas texture to the brushstrokes, all of which builds an emotional experience and conceptual weight. See how the paint is neither too thick nor too thin, but just right, kinda Goldilocks style? And those brushstrokes—you can almost feel Freitag's hand moving across the canvas, each stroke a deliberate decision. It's like he's not just painting what he sees, but also how he feels. This one makes me think of Pierre Bonnard, that French painter who had a similar knack for capturing the everyday in a way that feels both intimate and universal. Ultimately, art is an ongoing conversation, and it's the ambiguity and multiple interpretations that make it so compelling.