Fon Klement (1930 - 2000)
L'arbre Gris (1988)
mixed media, 50 x 50 cm
‘L'arbre gris’, the grey tree, is the less colourful counterpart to Fon Klement's other work hanging nearby. But if you thought grey was just a boring colour, I'm sure Klement can convince you.
The tree's long trunk, with a flat top, casts a shadow on the background. No detailed twigs and leaves writhing in all directions, because you can't get that much detail in a sophisticated way in the hardboard Klement gushes from. Nor does he need those details to get a stately tree on paper. The thick lines and large areas look a bit like palm leaves hanging high in the tree. With a little imagination, you can imagine coconuts and a beach with a rippling sea. In many shades of grey, though.