Paul Drissen / Henri Matisse / Richard Tuttle

Henri Matisse

The Rose Marble Table

1917

oil on canvas

146 x 97 cm

Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund

 

 

 

 

For me, a painting does not contain an image; it sets an image in motion.

There are two artists I’d like to highlight as sources of inspiration. I have a long-standing fascination with Henri Matisse’s early oeuvre, specifically the paintings he created between 1904 and 1918. Richard Tuttle is still alive, but for me, he is an important bridge to understanding Matisse.

 

Paul Drissen, 2026

 

 

I respond to the creative in much of the work of other artists. The more of it there is in the work, the greater my response.

 

Richard Tuttle in 1978

 

 

 

Richard Tuttle 

My Best. B

2022

emery board, staples, green duct tape, spray paint, bolt, wire, electricians wire, PVC board, plastic raffia, nails, pine plywood, pine wood

20 × 76 cm

Paul Drissen (NL)

ZT (Roztaf)

2025 

hare glue, emulsion, pigments on collage on canvas

41 x 33 cm

https://pauldrissen.nl