Crepigma

Original Painting by Karin Lanini Arthofer
2025, Mixed Media on canvas
“Goldeneye” Series
60 x 60 x 1.5 cm
(23” x 23” x 0.5” in)
 
Inspiration:
 
As I was working on this piece, I felt that every crack, every fracture in the material held a secret.
The uneven surfaces, the layers that rise and overlap, are for me like pages of a story that is never fully told: they speak a language where things break without falling apart, where silent transformations take place beneath the surface.
The gold that emerges in different areas feels like a precious presence, a discreet light that reveals and highlights what the material does not dare to say openly. It seems to illuminate the fragile places, not to conceal them but to show their worth.
The title came to me almost on its own: Crepigma, the crack that is not merely a rupture, but an enigma.
In this work, I wanted to protect the intimacy of what is hidden, the quiet strength of what reveals itself only partially.
A piece that speaks softly, yet reaches deep.