Through the excessive use of this question, it turns into an empty phrase of everyday life “What do you pay for your apartment? What do you pay for your studio? What do you pay for your organic apples from the farm? What do you pay for your car?“, although there could be a philosophical and fundamental discussion around it. If one dares to think outside the box, the essence of this phrase emerges as a quest for freedom: „Is possession freedom or is non-possession freedom and what is the price you really pay for your freedom?“. When looking at Moses & Taps™’s artistic journey it becomes evident, that they are dealing with precisely these questions for some time. Throughout their work they are continuously developing their perspectives, approaches to thinking and designing and last but not least raising the essential questions.
“The detachment from the representational.”
Moses & Taps™, 2021.
Moses & Taps™’s most recent artworks are increasingly detached from the representational, not only on an intellectual-conceptual level, but also on a visual-aesthetic level. While the works of this series might appear similar to „SPLASH™“, they are conceptually more differentiated. After Moses & Taps™’s breakout through „SPLASH™“, they have learned to master the seemingly uncontrollable technique and utilize it to create. The artworks on view represent the juxtaposition of coincidence and order, creating a shift between foreground and background through the differently coated surfaces. This concept is reinforced by the geometric order of the rectangular canvas and the coated surfaces, but more importantly by the interaction and reaction of different paints, dissolvent and its varying background. This results not in a randomly created amorphous form, but in compositionally arranged painting.
Tania Di Brita
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