The Secret Charisma of Pigments
  
In
the same way as the grammar of language, the historical painting
techniques are a collective expression of Europe. No other location
offered such favourable conditions for the development of artistic
techniques and skills as Europe. The three monotheist religions
which characterise our Occident formed a "creative field"
which we still encounter in their art today. Each of the many
peoples of Europe, far beyond Eurasia, contributed to the variety
of these skills. The heritage of the ancient world, which stands
at the beginning of Europe and which shapes its roots, is continuously
extended and enriched as a result. We can follow these cultural
traces in Europe, they lead us like a golden thread through more
than two millennia.
The
artistic techniques of Europe shared the fate of many other skills
which were lost as a result of our modern zeitgeist. Creative
processes which had evolved from the early history of man through
to the ancient world, which were researched and used by countless
artists over the years, sank into oblivion.
The
interest of artists in the ancient methods has almost completely
vanished, except for use in the preservation of historical monuments,
in which field they are scientifically researched and applied
for conservation purposes. Only a few carry this knowledge forward
and keep it alive by using it every day in their own works. For
these it is not only a matter of breathing the spirit of this
European cultural heritage into such works to keep it alive, but
also to pass it on to future generations. In these works our eyes
rediscover the ancient, hidden and unique Europe alongside the
artistic statements of our times. Artists who are committed to
maintaining these valuable European assets therefore also become
caretakers of the unique and distinctive creative power of Europe.
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