MIKAEL TAKACS
Mikael Takacs is a marbler based in Stockholm, Sweden.
He uses pipettes to distribute acrylic paint across the canvas to create his subjects, which he then distorts by dragging the paint around using various tools, such as sticks and combs.
He combines the classic abstract expression of marbling with concrete figures.
This results in intricate razorsharp patterns swirling across the canvas as you look at it up close, which then takes the form of a portrait as you take a few steps back.
Even though the patterns in themselves are very sharp they can make the figure look blurry or fuzzy.
The vivid and abstract is in contrast to the vague and figurative.
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
100 x 70 cm
DKK 24.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
100 x 70 cm
DKK 24.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
100 x 70 cm
DKK 24.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
100 x 70 cm
DKK 24.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
100 x 70 cm
DKK 24.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
100 x 70 cm
DKK 24.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
100 x 70 cm
DKK 24.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
70 x 100 cm
DKK 24.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
70 x 70 cm
DKK 18.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
70 x 70 cm
DKK 18.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
70 x 70 cm
DKK 18.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
70 x 70 cm
DKK 18.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
70 x 70 cm
DKK 18.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
70 x 70 cm
DKK 18.700,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on wood
50 x 40 cm
DKK 11.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on wood
50 x 40 cm
DKK 11.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on wood
50 x 40 cm
DKK 11.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on wood
50 x 40 cm
DKK 11.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on wood
50 x 40 cm
DKK 11.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
50 x 50 cm
DKK 12.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
50 x 50 cm
DKK 12.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on wood
40 x 40 cm
DKK 10.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
40 x 40 cm
DKK 10.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
40 x 40 cm
DKK 10.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
40 x 40 cm
DKK 10.000,-
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Mikael Takacs
Acrylics on canvas
40 x 40 cm
DKK 10.000,-
About Mikael Takacs
The Tecknique
Mikael Takacs uses pipettes to distribute acrylic paint across a canvas to form his portraits, which he then distorts by dragging the paint around using sticks and combs, creating the marbling effect.
The canvas must be completely horizontal, or else the paint would run off. He combines the classic abstract expression of marbling with figurative portraits.
This results in intricate razor-sharp patterns swirling across the canvas as you look at it up closely, which then takes the form of a portrait as you take a few steps back.
Even though the patterns in themselves are very sharp they can make the figure look blurry or fuzzy.
The vivid and abstract is in contrast to the vague and figurative.
Variations of this technique has been around for hundreds of years, but in spite of that, his paintings are often mistaken for digital art.
Marbling is said to originate in the 12th century Japan as "Suminagashi", and centuries later made its way to Europe through the Ottoman Empire and the "Ebru" method.