"Untitled is from a series Værslev made on the theme of terrazzo flooring: an affordable imitation of marble which was developed in Venice over 500 years ago. Terrazzo consists of a mixture of bits of quarts, granite, glass and marble mixed with a cement binder. This type of flooring was often used in official public buildings in Italy, but in Norway we tend to associate it with entryways from apartment buildings and schools built from 1930 to 1960. The idea of doing artistic research on terrazzo surfaces arose when Værslev was exhibiting some of his works at a gallery in Venice that had original terrazzo flooring. His series therefore has site-specific relevance. Nevertheless, the artist is more concerned about the creative process undergirding the work, and the random effects emerging during the creation process. The terrazzo series, which was made in the garden of his family home in Drøbak, involved painting untreated canvases with spray paint, house paint and white spirit. The paintings lay outside from May through October, being affected by rain, falling leaves and the bleaching sun. This treatment reminds us of Edvard Munch’s ‘horse cure’, where he put his paintings outdoors to give them a certain patina. Like Munch, Værslev aestheticizes the random effects and disintegration arising from nature’s own treatment." - Ida Sannes Hansen, "Fredrik Værslev"

Sitography: HANSEN, Ida Sannes, "Fredrik Værslev", Stavanger Kunstmuseum, www.nna-stavanger.no/
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