sandro kopp

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Versions of “Simone, Naked, Cell Block J, Hobby Room”

A quote from the AnOther magazine article about TDF paintings.

The pressure of having only three months to develop and paint something that was supposed to look like it had been worked on for three years was a pretty heady challenge. But perhaps the most challenging aspect was that I felt I could do better with “Simone Naked, Cell Block J.” I had made nine versions for Wes and we were getting close to having one that would be right, when suddenly the schedule changed and they started filming the version of that painting that Wes was very happy with, but that I still considered unfinished.  When he showed me the finished film, I knew I loved the big ten, but I felt like I could improve that “Simone”, so Wes told me that if I could make something better, he would insert it into the film digitally. I spent the next year painting dozens of new versions of that same painting over and over. In the end he never did change it and I simply changed my perspective on the painting that is in the film. I found a different visual key to unlock it with and now I’m proud and happy
with it.

“Simone Naked, Cell Block J.” is 50x60cm, 2019, acrylic on linen, but sizes for some of these go up to 190x120cm