All tagged Lone Bech
In Bech’s portraits, we see more than individuals. We see humanity itself, fractured and whole, fragile and enduring, luminous and shadowed. We see the persistence of the human face as the mirror of history and the vessel of meaning. And in seeing, we are reminded that art’s highest purpose is not only to represent but to reveal.
Lone Bech's portraits manifest a profound exploration of human complexity, ingeniously capturing the multifaceted nature of individuality. Each work is not just a mere representation of a person, but a narrative, a unique story carefully unfolded on canvas. There's an undoubted homage to the grand tradition of portraiture, where artists such as Rembrandt and Velázquez also sought to reveal the soul behind the face. Bech's work resonates with this timeless quest, yet her approach is distinctly contemporary, employing a diverse array of mediums and techniques that contribute to the distinctiveness of her subjects.
When people ask me how long did it take you to make this painting I use to answer that it took me a lifetime because I started late in life to paint my response to the world around me; the people who inspire me and the elements of life that touch me.
I work with charcoal, acrylic, watercolor, cold wax, oil and encaustic, the latter being a very exciting material. It is the earliest known form of paint. It was first used by the Greeks over 2,000 years ago. Encaustic paint is beeswax and pigments mixed with a little damar resin. The damar raises the melting point of the beeswax, hardens it and gives the paint its unique optical depth to my portraitures.
