Evald Okas 1915–2011 Spring. 1988

An almost abstract painting, where Okas's characteristic fast and impulsive cascade of brushstrokes has reached a special intensity. The thorn seems to be based not so much on the aesthetic or climatic characteristics of spring, but on the emotional one. The coming to life, the proliferation of new possibilities has created a special state of mind in the artist, which is reflected above all in his painting style, where improvisation, multi layeredness and momentum set the tone. Okas's treatment of light is interesting, as it cannot penetrate the lower dark green layers of the forest. The presence of light in this painting is generally rather random and intermittent, sometimes it is there and sometimes it is not. However, looking at the painting as a whole, it is clear that light is present in this painting and illuminates everything from within in some strange way.