NOBA Nordic Baltic contemporary art platform

One Piece at a Time, 2025

By Gerda Hansen
 
160 x 240 cm

Õli, akrüül, sprei


Sixteen separate canvases form a fragmented, screen-like surface. Each canvas is a fragment of a larger whole. The composition is built from images generated by artificial intelligence, translated into physical form through painting.


On the surface, one finds visual references to image editing software – a white-grey grid, smooth color gradients, soft shadows, pixels, and traces of erasure. These details hint at the digital origins of the work, yet they have been recreated through paint and the tactility of hand-rendered surfaces. While software allows for rapid and infinite edits, painting demands time and commitment. Every layer must be carefully planned, every mark is a decision not easily undone or revised.


The work explores the tension and contrast between digital tools and traditional painting, the virtual and the physical, control and chaos. It is a slow and quiet resistance to the speed of digital image-making.


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