Theun Govers (1976) builds up his paintings on panel layer by layer, separating the paint with masking tape to create spaces that can be viewed architecturally but also as abstract colour planes. The spaces often seem to be twisting and are somewhat uncomfortable because the dimensions slightly shift in relation to one another.
He also paints works that are distinctly flat and dominated by a geometric pattern, again using masking tape causing the lines to stand out on the panel. These tight patterns are broken here and there by bending or interrupting the lines. This creates a tension and playfulness that is enhanced by the light color palette of pink, light brown or pastel green.
The surface structure of these two works complement each other.
The precisely composed lines of the left panel carved into the acrylic paint, alternate in a rythm of pink, violet and purple shades. They are countered by the monochrome pink colourfield of the other one.