Manuel Gorkiewicz - Untitled (EYEMAZING -JUNGLE GREEN),

Manuel Gorkiewicz (*1978 in Graz, living and working in Vienna) has chosen to expand his series of so called Make-Up Works for his edition. Instead of traditional painter ́s pigment he was using a mix of eye shadow and body cream to work over the photography, taken by his artist-friend Svenja Deininger in Milan. The pigments are part of MANHATTAN ́s eyeshadow set EYEMAZING - JUNGLE GREEN and not only the name, but also the colors resonates with the motive of a palm tree within the streets of Milan. Gorkiewicz created a stencil in the particular abstract form, in which the different eyeshadow colors are stored in their box. His work is an eclectic mix of Hard-Edge Painting and cosmetics, emphasizing questions of form and abstraction in the composition and layering of photography and transparent pigment veil. It’s hard to believe that Manuel Gorkiewicz and Svenja Deininger didn’t consult with each other during the production process of their editions, but the fact that it looks like they did, speaks for their friendship.