new pathos – generative iconographic experiments
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| 2025-12
Die Serie NEW PATHOS setzt an einer kulturellen Konstante an: der allgegenwärtigen Bildsprache des Pathos, die sich in unzähligen religiösen Darstellungen materialisiert. Diese Darstellungen, ob als stilisierte Gebetskarte, als ikonischer Teil eines Hausaltars oder als reines, geometrisches Muster, verfolgen stets spezifische Zwecke. Doch jenseits ihrer doktrinären Unterschiede zeigen sich tiefgreifende Überschneidungen in ihrer Funktion.
Sie schaffen eine greifbare Verbindung zwischen dem Unfassbaren und der Realität – sie materialisieren das Göttliche, die reine Idee, und verankern sie im Raum des Handfesten. Dadurch werden sie zu einem unverrückbaren Ankerpunkt, zu einer visuellen und taktilen Haltefestung für Andacht oder Meditation. Und sobald sie an einem Ort installiert oder real verortet sind, transformieren sie diesen Ort selbst: Sie konstituieren einen spezifischen Raum der potentiellen Begegnung, eine Schnittstelle zwischen dem Inneren des Betrachters und dem transzendenten Bezugspunkt.
Genau an dieser Schnittstelle setzt die experimentelle Arbeit von NEW PATHOS ein. Sie begegnet diesen grundlegenden Ideen nicht mit Verehrung, sondern mit einer künstlerischen Destillation. Die Serie zielt darauf ab, den reinen emotionalen Kern, den Pathos selbst, zu isolieren – ihn aus seinen vertrauten, ideologisch aufgeladenen Hüllen zu befreien. Es geht um eine bewusste Elimination der vorgegebenen Narrative und Glaubenssysteme, um den nackten, wirkmächtigen Affekt freizulegen. Dieser isolierte, von seiner ursprünglichen Bedeutung gereinigte Pathos wird dann zum Rohmaterial. Mit ihm wird experimentiert, er wird in neue, zeitgemäße und oft verstörende Formen gegossen. Die Arbeiten fragen: Was bleibt von der heiligen Ergriffenheit, wenn wir ihre Symbole dekontextualisieren? Können wir eine zeitgenössische Ikonographie der Intensität schaffen, die leer ist von Dogma, aber voll von der Kraft der Begegnung? In dieser Spannung zwischen archaischer Funktion und radikaler Neudeutung sucht NEW PATHOS nach dem Echo des Sakralen in einem post-doktrinären Raum.
The fucking white car became a wreck.
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the white car was wrecked
Prompt
contemporary dynamic rough acrylic painting showing a iconographic complex scene with
two androgyn persons of different age, aged skin and slight wrinkles.
one female person in the front crouches on the floor looking into the sky in soem kind of relaxed pose. she is bald in underwear.
the other female person behind is on her knees looking up with small tears rolling down the cheeks. He has short untidy died hair.
all persons wear each different excentric individual fine detailed crochet yarn masks, that wrap cover the entire head neck and shoulders. the masks are very loose are hand made in DIY style with thin yarns of of black and white color with intriguing patterns.
all person wear old, repaird oversized 90s clothing with crochet applications and collaged knitted elelements.
god rays and holy light, that enlightens the heads and the crochet texture.
the face are all ENTIRELY covered with the textile mask.collar, excentric extensions. realistic skin. air, head, eyes, neck and shoulders are ALL COVERED with the excentric knitted mask.
fluffy round clouds in pastel colors and sunset pastel sky in background.
In the background is a completely white car wreck, badly crushed and crumpled, with white smoke rising from its broken windows. both persons are part of the complex scene
in the very far, dusty background is huge all pastel unsaturated pink mountains.
pathos acrylic painting wiht a contemporary subtile iconographic style.
A highly dynamic and rough painting style that emphasizes pronounced, visible brushstrokes and a rich, uneven patina. The composition avoids geometric rigor in favor of flowing, expressive, and regional details. Although largely abstract, certain areas exhibit strong contrast as they are rendered with an almost hyperrealistic level of detail and precision. The technique uses a bold impasto painting style to create a rough surface where the thick paint captures and accentuates the light.
the sea
In face of the sea, we have nothing.
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Prompt
contemporary dynamic rough acrylic painting showing a iconographic complex scene with
many androgyn persons with full bodies in crochet underwear floating swimming drowning in massive wild white thick creamy water. their bodies are in dynamic motion like the water does like a renaissance pathos painting. realisitic skin with tiny wrinkles. untidy short dyed unmade wet hair.
strong wind from the side. there is black huge glossy snakes in the water all around the persons.
the white creamy water is several dynamic waves and water of white cream, like an ocean with wild white and black waves. The bodies are whipped around by the waves and bend dramatically under the forces of nature.
all persons reaching out with their arms trying to rescue with eyes closed and heads up.
all persons wear each different excentric individual fine detailed loose knited yarn masks, that wrap cover the entire head neck and shoulders. the masks are very loose are hand made in DIY style with thin yarns of of black and white color with intriguing patterns.
all person wear old, repaird oversized 90s clothing with loose knitted applications and collaged knitted elelements.
the face are all ENTIRELY covered with the textile mask. collar, excentric extensions. realistic skin. air, head, eyes, neck and shoulders are ALL COVERED with the excentric knitted mask.
dark dangerous black sky with black massive clouds background.
bodies with realisitc skin – NO MUSCLES.
pathos acrylic painting wiht a contemporary subtile iconographic style.
the is a black rock with a small rocky stairset leading into the sky in the dark far misty background.
A highly dynamic and rough painting style that emphasizes pronounced, visible brushstrokes and a rich, uneven patina. The composition avoids geometric rigor in favor of flowing, expressive, and regional details. Although largely abstract, certain areas exhibit strong contrast as they are rendered with an almost hyperrealistic level of detail and precision. The technique uses a bold impasto painting style to create a rough surface where the thick paint captures and accentuates the light.
the black rock
If everything fails, we fall back to the black rock.
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Prompt
acrylic iconographic abstract impressionistic painting showing
a cloudy fluffy white smoke scene like a riot with some androgy persons that have been fallen to the ground on their backs. SOme female androgy persons are in highly dynamic motion running slightly hurt. realisitic skin with slight wrinkles.
their full bodies are visible, but parts of their bodies are fully hidden in dense fluffy white smoke clouds. All bodies are roughly painted in rough brush strokes.
the person on the floor has a naked upper body. the running persons have white used tshirts on in underwear and black used old combat boots. the persons hold each others hands helping each other out.
in the far background is a huge black rock with snow on top with black thick smoke. black weathered concrete floor.
the far background is a fluffy clouded roughly painted sky in pastel sunset colors.
god rays draw light on the female persons. The entire scene is full of fluffy thick rounded white smoke clouds.
desaturated sunset pastel color palette with harsh contrast and pink rim lights.
all persons wear each different excentric individual fine detailed loose knited yarn textile sculptures, that cover the entire head neck and shoulders. the masks are very loose are hand made in DIY style with voronoi inspired structure mixed with tradtional crochet and DIY knitting with thin yarns of of black and white color with intriguing irregular. Each textile sculpture is very different and diverges by collaged individual excentric patterns.
the face are all ENTIRELY covered with the textile mask. collar, excentric extensions. realistic skin. air, head, eyes, neck and shoulders are ALL COVERED with the excentric knitted mask.
In the left foreground stands a simple, crooked, weathered white pole. The white pole is stuffed with hand-knitted piece of fabric with a Voronoi-inspired pattern in black yarn.
there is an old black tire lying on the black concrete floor tied to the pole with a white yarn in the foreground.
The rough painting style emphasizes pronounced, visible brushstrokes and a rich, uneven patina. The composition avoids geometric rigor in favor of flowing, expressive, and regional details. Although largely abstract, certain areas exhibit strong contrast as they are rendered with an almost hyperrealistic level of detail and precision.
The technique uses a bold impasto painting style to create a rough surface where the thick paint captures and accentuates the light.
Die Serie NEW PATHOS setzt an einer kulturellen Konstante an: der allgegenwärtigen Bildsprache des Pathos, die sich in unzähligen religiösen Darstellungen materialisiert. Diese Darstellungen, ob als stilisierte Gebetskarte, als ikonischer Teil eines Hausaltars oder als reines, geometrisches Muster, verfolgen stets spezifische Zwecke. Doch jenseits ihrer doktrinären Unterschiede zeigen sich tiefgreifende Überschneidungen in ihrer Funktion.
Sie schaffen eine greifbare Verbindung zwischen dem Unfassbaren und der Realität – sie materialisieren das Göttliche, die reine Idee, und verankern sie im Raum des Handfesten. Dadurch werden sie zu einem unverrückbaren Ankerpunkt, zu einer visuellen und taktilen Haltefestung für Andacht oder Meditation. Und sobald sie an einem Ort installiert oder real verortet sind, transformieren sie diesen Ort selbst: Sie konstituieren einen spezifischen Raum der potentiellen Begegnung, eine Schnittstelle zwischen dem Inneren des Betrachters und dem transzendenten Bezugspunkt.
Genau an dieser Schnittstelle setzt die experimentelle Arbeit von NEW PATHOS ein. Sie begegnet diesen grundlegenden Ideen nicht mit Verehrung, sondern mit einer künstlerischen Destillation. Die Serie zielt darauf ab, den reinen emotionalen Kern, den Pathos selbst, zu isolieren – ihn aus seinen vertrauten, ideologisch aufgeladenen Hüllen zu befreien. Es geht um eine bewusste Elimination der vorgegebenen Narrative und Glaubenssysteme, um den nackten, wirkmächtigen Affekt freizulegen. Dieser isolierte, von seiner ursprünglichen Bedeutung gereinigte Pathos wird dann zum Rohmaterial. Mit ihm wird experimentiert, er wird in neue, zeitgemäße und oft verstörende Formen gegossen. Die Arbeiten fragen: Was bleibt von der heiligen Ergriffenheit, wenn wir ihre Symbole dekontextualisieren? Können wir eine zeitgenössische Ikonographie der Intensität schaffen, die leer ist von Dogma, aber voll von der Kraft der Begegnung? In dieser Spannung zwischen archaischer Funktion und radikaler Neudeutung sucht NEW PATHOS nach dem Echo des Sakralen in einem post-doktrinären Raum.
The fucking white car became a wreck.
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- the white car was wrecked
contemporary dynamic rough acrylic painting showing a iconographic complex scene with
two androgyn persons of different age, aged skin and slight wrinkles.
one female person in the front crouches on the floor looking into the sky in soem kind of relaxed pose. she is bald in underwear.
the other female person behind is on her knees looking up with small tears rolling down the cheeks. He has short untidy died hair.
all persons wear each different excentric individual fine detailed crochet yarn masks, that wrap cover the entire head neck and shoulders. the masks are very loose are hand made in DIY style with thin yarns of of black and white color with intriguing patterns.
all person wear old, repaird oversized 90s clothing with crochet applications and collaged knitted elelements.
god rays and holy light, that enlightens the heads and the crochet texture.
the face are all ENTIRELY covered with the textile mask.collar, excentric extensions. realistic skin. air, head, eyes, neck and shoulders are ALL COVERED with the excentric knitted mask.
fluffy round clouds in pastel colors and sunset pastel sky in background.
In the background is a completely white car wreck, badly crushed and crumpled, with white smoke rising from its broken windows. both persons are part of the complex scene
in the very far, dusty background is huge all pastel unsaturated pink mountains.
pathos acrylic painting wiht a contemporary subtile iconographic style.
A highly dynamic and rough painting style that emphasizes pronounced, visible brushstrokes and a rich, uneven patina. The composition avoids geometric rigor in favor of flowing, expressive, and regional details. Although largely abstract, certain areas exhibit strong contrast as they are rendered with an almost hyperrealistic level of detail and precision. The technique uses a bold impasto painting style to create a rough surface where the thick paint captures and accentuates the light.
the sea
In face of the sea, we have nothing.
contemporary dynamic rough acrylic painting showing a iconographic complex scene with
many androgyn persons with full bodies in crochet underwear floating swimming drowning in massive wild white thick creamy water. their bodies are in dynamic motion like the water does like a renaissance pathos painting. realisitic skin with tiny wrinkles. untidy short dyed unmade wet hair.
strong wind from the side. there is black huge glossy snakes in the water all around the persons.
the white creamy water is several dynamic waves and water of white cream, like an ocean with wild white and black waves. The bodies are whipped around by the waves and bend dramatically under the forces of nature.
all persons reaching out with their arms trying to rescue with eyes closed and heads up.
all persons wear each different excentric individual fine detailed loose knited yarn masks, that wrap cover the entire head neck and shoulders. the masks are very loose are hand made in DIY style with thin yarns of of black and white color with intriguing patterns.
all person wear old, repaird oversized 90s clothing with loose knitted applications and collaged knitted elelements.
the face are all ENTIRELY covered with the textile mask. collar, excentric extensions. realistic skin. air, head, eyes, neck and shoulders are ALL COVERED with the excentric knitted mask.
dark dangerous black sky with black massive clouds background.
bodies with realisitc skin – NO MUSCLES.
pathos acrylic painting wiht a contemporary subtile iconographic style.
the is a black rock with a small rocky stairset leading into the sky in the dark far misty background.
A highly dynamic and rough painting style that emphasizes pronounced, visible brushstrokes and a rich, uneven patina. The composition avoids geometric rigor in favor of flowing, expressive, and regional details. Although largely abstract, certain areas exhibit strong contrast as they are rendered with an almost hyperrealistic level of detail and precision. The technique uses a bold impasto painting style to create a rough surface where the thick paint captures and accentuates the light.
the black rock
If everything fails, we fall back to the black rock.
acrylic iconographic abstract impressionistic painting showing
a cloudy fluffy white smoke scene like a riot with some androgy persons that have been fallen to the ground on their backs. SOme female androgy persons are in highly dynamic motion running slightly hurt. realisitic skin with slight wrinkles.
their full bodies are visible, but parts of their bodies are fully hidden in dense fluffy white smoke clouds. All bodies are roughly painted in rough brush strokes.
the person on the floor has a naked upper body. the running persons have white used tshirts on in underwear and black used old combat boots. the persons hold each others hands helping each other out.
in the far background is a huge black rock with snow on top with black thick smoke. black weathered concrete floor.
the far background is a fluffy clouded roughly painted sky in pastel sunset colors.
god rays draw light on the female persons. The entire scene is full of fluffy thick rounded white smoke clouds.
desaturated sunset pastel color palette with harsh contrast and pink rim lights.
all persons wear each different excentric individual fine detailed loose knited yarn textile sculptures, that cover the entire head neck and shoulders. the masks are very loose are hand made in DIY style with voronoi inspired structure mixed with tradtional crochet and DIY knitting with thin yarns of of black and white color with intriguing irregular. Each textile sculpture is very different and diverges by collaged individual excentric patterns.
the face are all ENTIRELY covered with the textile mask. collar, excentric extensions. realistic skin. air, head, eyes, neck and shoulders are ALL COVERED with the excentric knitted mask.
In the left foreground stands a simple, crooked, weathered white pole. The white pole is stuffed with hand-knitted piece of fabric with a Voronoi-inspired pattern in black yarn.
there is an old black tire lying on the black concrete floor tied to the pole with a white yarn in the foreground.
The rough painting style emphasizes pronounced, visible brushstrokes and a rich, uneven patina. The composition avoids geometric rigor in favor of flowing, expressive, and regional details. Although largely abstract, certain areas exhibit strong contrast as they are rendered with an almost hyperrealistic level of detail and precision.
The technique uses a bold impasto painting style to create a rough surface where the thick paint captures and accentuates the light.