PAUL DRISSEN – AMA
2026-09-07These new works grew out of a long-standing fascination with Henri Matisse’s early oeuvre—specifically the paintings he created between 1904 and 1918. During this period, Matisse sought greater freedom regarding color and space, while his motifs—a studio, a window, a garden, flowers, or a model—remained present. What appeals to Drissen in these works is the tension between holding on and letting go. Matisse seems to break his motifs open further and further: walls become transparent, figures dissolve into their surroundings, and space loses its fixed order. This attitude forms the starting point for Ama.
Opposite – Untitled (Morme), 2025
Exhibition runs through till October 10th, 2026
Slewe Gallery
Kerkstraat 105-A
1017 GD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
