Engelund creates paintings on canvas and linen using acrylic paint, and photographic collage elements including cyanotype on muslin and prints on paper. Engelund’s mark making is energetic and balanced drawing from abstract expressionism, improvisation and eastern aesthetics of wabi sabi and no-hand, with the intent of an immersive, universal experience of the image. Engelund says in his studio he uses the prompt “What would the cave painters paint today?” and draws on philosophy to guide his answers in creating his abstracted symbolism.
the Quiet Stars, 009
Painting. 2024
Acrylic, photographic print on paper on canvas
50 × 40 in | 127 × 101.6 cm
the Quiet Stars, 002
Painting. 2024
Acrylic on linen on wood panel
20 × 16 in | 50.8 × 40.6 cm
the QUiet Stars, 003
Painting. 2024
Acrylic, photographic print on paper, on linen on wood panel
20 × 16 in | 50.8 × 40.6 cm
the QUiet Stars, 004
Painting. 2024
Acrylic, cyanotype on paper, on linen on wood panel
20 × 16 in | 50.8 × 40.6 cm
the QUiet Stars, 005
Painting. 2024
Acrylic, photographic print on paper, on linen on wood panel
20 × 16 in | 50.8 × 40.6 cm
the QUiet Stars, 006
Painting. 2024
Acrylic, photographic print on paper, on linen on wood panel
20 × 16 in | 50.8 × 40.6 cm
the QUiet Stars, 007
Painting. 2024
Acrylic, cyanotype on muslin, on linen on wood panel
14 × 11 in
the QUiet Stars, 008
Painting. 2024
Acrylic, photographic print on paper on canvas
40 × 30 in | 101.6 × 76.2 cm
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