Expressive Abstract Painting By Johan Söderström, 84 X 64Cm, #295 Clogs

64×84 cm | Filler, oak frame This image is made with my feet in the classic Kazuo Shiraga style. But where the Japanese master of abstract expressionism, one of the founders of the Gutai group, used ropes to elevate himself above the canvas, I have used the modern variant of clogs, made of plastic. This is the shoe of the common people, the shoe of the working class, from history in wood in the factories and on the fields, for example, today’s healthcare workers widely use the plastic version. Still, it is also popular as leisurewear for the mainstream, or the so-called masses. Where Shiraga’s images are dramatic, sensual, with their different layers of colour in varying thicknesses, my work is flat and graphic, as it is actually a cross-section through the sculptural surface created by my footsteps in the wet filler. Restrained in tonality and size – perhaps a more straightforward and folksy version of abstract expressionism? Platform This work is part of a series called Platform. Wor…