F/E/A, 1989

Nina Pettinato, 2026 · acrylic on canvas · 100 × 80 cm

Image description:
Medium-format acrylic painting on canvas, from the year 2026; featuring fragmentary-looking forms applied in an impasto technique onto a heavily textured surface; in portrait orientation.

Artistic intention:
The painting 'F/E/A, 1989' combines two painting techniques that I developed through previous works: on the one hand, the pouring of thinned paint, which results in the formation of amorphous shapes, and on the other, the manipulation of thick, pastose paint mixtures using a window squeegee. When viewing this painting, I imagine highly dynamic, energetic processes that have been suddenly halted and frozen in place.

Related artworks:
'Glut' (2026) / 'Cascade' (2026) / 'Pink Bunny' (2026)