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Arnulf Rainer (born 8 December 1929) is an Austrian painter noted for his abstract informal art.

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I could only relax when there was just one tiny white last spot left. I could see more clearly. I could grasp the shape of the picture again. . . The pictures are alive because of the white remnant, the almost concealment.

Alive, Clearly, Picture, Relax, Remnant, White

Only an 'almost,' a 'nearly,' is possible.

Nearly, Possible

Only the four corners of the background remained. It was terribly difficult to fix my eyes on all of them at the same time. My experience was that the most difficult thing of all in art is painting in all four corners at the same time.

Art, Eye, Eyes, Fix, Four

I have settled down in this border area; I am trying to find distinct standards of shape, and I long to experience, formulate, and evoke this dark, heavy, tranquillity.

Area, Dark, Long, Peace, Tranquillity

the 'total overpaintings' developed. . . through incessant reworking. The original motif peeped through the edges. Gradually it vanished completely.

Edges, Incessant, Motif, Motifs, Originals, Reworking

The principles of my works. . . are the extinction of expression, permanent covering and contemplative tranquillity. . . My ideal is the completely dark picture, full of some overwhelming silence.

Contemplative, Dark, Expression, Extinction, Silence, Tranquillity

In 1968 I frequently would sit in a photo booth and practice self mirror images which I then documented photographically. Curious types would always open the curtains and chase me away. Today I work with a photographer.

Curtains, Documented, Mirrors, Practice, Self, Work

Sometimes I had to force the overpainting of three corners almost without any feeling for shape, almost without inspiration, only to find my way back, to get out of this hell.

Corners, Feelings, Frustration, Inspiration, Shape

. . . I felt like a new man; but I was disappointed with the photographic documentation because I still saw always the old self.

Documentation, Men, Saw, Saws, Self

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