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utilized by asbjorn Lonvig.
French author alain Joannes has high praise for asbjorn
lonvig's work in his new book " Comment communiquer
par des images ". the publication was presented at the
"Salon du livre" in Paris.
The art of Danish painter, Asbjorn lonvig communicates
euphoria at the initial viewing. This euphoria is so intense
that the viewer is mesmerized by the painting.Of course
the significant glow is achieved by the interaction of the
saturated colours. The dazzling colours create a prolonged
feeling of pleasure caused by a multitude of factors. His
art illustrates an assumption of neurocognitive sciences;
namely, that the neurons in charge of visual perception
are initially activated by recognition of patterns, then by a
recognition of colour and, finally by recognition of textures
and motion. In a piece of art such as "soul hurting still", the
impact of the forms and the colours on the senses are of
equal intensity. The pleasurable reaction occurs when the
eye and the brain are presented with the primary colours
simultaneously as they recognize the various forms and
shapes. The viewers satiated emotions creates a basis
for mental pleasure. In a further phase of contemplation,
beyond the primary emotion, the spirit endeavors to convey
an important message. It calls upon it's repertory of already
memorized forms. Then, the pleasure becomes ludic.
Functioning like a rebus, the chart of an unknown territory,
a coded language or a mysterious diagram, the work of art
asks of the viewer; "What am I"?
The many possible answers are mental resonances which
give a greater richness to the artistic communication of
greater intensity then any other form of expression. This
communication is inter-subjective which organizes the
meeting between the subjectivities of the artist and the
viewer.
The viewer of an individual work is free to refer to tropical
sensory prints dominated by solar yellow, sky blue, or
deep vegetable green. he can also associate the table with
an intimate collection of primitive art. Perhaps, he can
remember the geometrical abstractions of kandinsky and
Mondrian. Surely, the work of art will be kept in the long
term memory of the brain. It is interesting to know that the
joyful impact of a work of art by Asbjorn lonvig is closely
related to his canvas.
Working as a high level data processing specialist,as
head a software company, the painter found serenity in a
pictorial creation starting with digital drafts and finding it's
conceived and produced by the artist.
Alain Joannes, Author, Paris, France