A Route to Paradise

Filmed in his East Berlin studio, Martin Finnin discusses the creative process behind one of the large canvases he painted during his year in Berlin. | A Route to Paradise | oil on canvas | 140 x 180 cm |

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I don't think you could or should explain any piece of art entirely because it cuts it off from alternative interpretations. What I want to do here is talk about the things that happened around it, the things that pushed it into what it became. It was the largest oil on canvas I painted during my time in Berlin. The video was filmed in my Berlin studio. I miss it! It was like a warm urban tree house.

"A Route to Paradise" was exhibited as part of A Year in Berlin - a solo exhibition at John Martin Gallery.

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