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Ferdinand Melichar and Pia Weissinger don&#8217;t let us off the hook so easily. They stop us in our tracks. They make us look closely, take in and reflect. By not showing us people in a polished self-presentation. Melichar and Weissinger bring life to the canvas in an expressive way. They perceive, absorb and bring emotional conflicts to the canvas with colour and figuration. Complex. With classical painting. Impasto. Layer upon layer. With verve and also delicate nuance. Multi-layered and complex in aesthetics and \u2013 correspondingly \u2013 profound in theme. The images appear sensual and immediate: a transfer of perception and sensation onto the canvas. 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