Nadége with bag 2013

Gazmend Freitag painted ‘Nadége with bag’ using oil on canvas. Check out those blues in the background, like a stormy sky, almost as if Nadége is standing right in front of it. You can feel the energy in the way Freitag applied the paint, thick and expressive, capturing not just a likeness, but a mood. I can almost feel Nadége's presence, her calm gaze and easy demeanor. Freitag’s use of color is so evocative, especially the warm reds against the cool blues, creating this dynamic tension that keeps your eye moving across the canvas. I bet Freitag was really vibing with the spirit of painters like Alice Neel, who also sought to capture the inner essence of her subjects. It reminds us that artists are always talking to each other across time. Each brushstroke feels like a thought, a decision, an inquiry. What can a painting be? How does it make us feel?