Rob de Oude: Straight Line

Rob de Oude, Opposites Delineate the In Between, 2011, oil and acrylic on panel,
Rob de Oude, Opposites Delineate the In Between, 2011, oil and acrylic on panel, 16 x 16 inches (courtesy of the artist)

Katarina Hybenova interviews painter Rob de Oude about his work and process.

De Oude remarks: "The patterns [in my paintings] are completely random. That's a funny thing. I work with many opposites, like the perfection of the line combined with the fact that I do it by hand. It seems very mechanical but actually the opposite is true. The decision-making within the painting is something that a lot of times I don’t know and many times I don't have a clue about where I’m going... My technique is very mechanical and repetitive in some ways, but the decision making is very random; the sense of color as well. A lot of times the color choices are based on what I’m seeing and how I’m responding to that."