Fade To Grey

Richard G Carlsson is paints it grey. He uses simple shapes and shades of grey to create interesting optical effects. The light conditions, the colours of the walls that the paintings hand on, even the reflections of other objects in the room - all of these aspects transform the impact of his pictures.

The shapes look like constructs, or minimalist objects, but to me it seems like the artist isn’t actually all that interested in them. They look rather like representations, or surfaces for the optical effects to take place on.

Another interesting feature of Carlsson’s work are his "surveys" of his own work, in form of realistic paintings of the rooms where his other paintings are located. These are most often made in the same shades of grey as the rest of his work.

This is truly meta art if there ever was such a thing.