‘A Mirror, Darkly’ by Louisa Elderton
2026
Seeing a painter’s studio always feels intimate. It’s impossible to keep your eyes from darting around. Soaking up the surround. Trying to piece together the puzzle of process, from pigment to binder to canvas. In the case of Michaël Borremans, paintbrushes of various sizes, density, and widths are lined up; bottles and jars of solvents are scattered over tables; paint-stained rags are gathered into a pile. There is a white plate with edges encrusted by sediments of beige and fleshy pinks, with dark greens and blues punctuated by bright flashes of cadmium red. Yet the center of the plate is so clean you could eat your dinner off it. Sparkling.
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