Matti Braun Untitled, 2019

The rectangular image shows an apparently seamless progression from light to dark shades. There is a slight sheen to the silk as it catches the light, creating a shimmering effect. The works draw on Matti Braun’s early black and white geometric batiks. Since 2014 the artist has developed a series of seamless color gradations on finely woven silk in brilliant pastels and subsequently in deeply saturated bright color schemes. Braun returns to the limitations of a black and white color scheme but with the luxuriance of his recent series on smooth, finely woven silk.