MORITZ MOLL

Through a characteristic combination of two- and three-dimensionality, the artist specialized in the figurative aesthetic using personal photographs, archive images and screenshots of television events as reference material. An ingenious way of contemporaryising portrait painting, making us wonder to what extent we are not faced with the representation of a still life, rather than the portrait painting to which history has accustomed us.

This curious ability to idolize mundane activities with an innocent vision and soft pastel colors, makes his work stand out among other portraitists. Almost like family snapshots, his almost unfinished aesthetic is able to take the spectator on a journey of homesickness and nostalgia.

From athletes in the midst of routine to a fascination with sleep, the artist orchestrates a perfect process of freezing an exact momentum forever on the canvas, allowing the viewer to access an almost intrusive spectacle, enhancing the appeal of observing the other person with subtle detachment. Sweet, genuine, and sketch-like, his work promises to show a different take on portrait painting.

Courtesy Alzueta Gallery