For Frank Badur (Germany, 1944), abstraction in art seems to imply the abstraction of human nature. In his work, influenced by both Abstract Expressionism and Eastern philosophy, the reduction of formal elements, in search of the fundamental and irreducible essence of painting or drawing, is inseparable from a purification of his own identity, in search of what is essential to the human being.
Paper being such an intimate medium and drawing such a versatile technique, it is in these pieces that his reflections become most acute and can be appreciated in greater detail. Upon closer inspection, we discover that the background grids, despite being systematic, are irregular. This is because they were drawn freehand during several hours of immersion in a meditative state, relative to certain emotional circumstances.
ephemeral and specific. As if their author had drawn a seismographic record of himself, these hesitant, anxious, or calm lines represent a survey of his changing temperament.
