The Declaration – "The Making Of"

   
   

We came together for the first time in my studio, at the beginning of November 2007. It was not easy to explain to everybody what exactly it was that I wanted, and I was not so sure about it either. I hoped that the painting would somehow emerge from the time we spent together. It was fun, extremely loud, and the winter of 2007/08

passed quickly in good vibrations. Some two months later the composition crystallized. I am indefinitely grateful to all who participated in this 280×480 cm sized joke. I began painting in early spring of 2008. And I take every opportunity to continue working on this painting.