Paint Scratches
Yuli SaputraYuli Saputra builds a tactile world through vigorous digital gestures, using the illusion of physical friction to create a sense of depth. This piece translates the raw energy of a palette knife into a digital space, where every jagged mark suggests a history of movement and layering.

Paint Scratches
Yuli Saputra builds a tactile world through vigorous digital gestures, using the illusion of physical friction to create a sense of depth. This piece translates the raw energy of a palette knife into a digital space, where every jagged mark suggests a history of movement and layering.
28 × 35 cm · about ⅛ the width of a 3-seat sofa
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Art Analysis
The Tactile Rhythms of Digital Friction
In this work, Saputra explores the intersection of digital precision and the rugged unpredictability of traditional media. The composition is defined by its heavy texture, where simulated paint appears to have been dragged and scraped across the surface to reveal hidden layers beneath. These rhythmic scratches create a complex visual field that invites the eye to wander through various levels of density and light, mimicking the three-dimensional quality of a thick impasto application.
Framed in a classic style that anchors its modern energy, the portrait-oriented piece balances a minimalist Scandi influence with bold, expressive mark-making. The focus remains entirely on the physical properties of the medium—the way a stroke breaks, the shadows cast by a heavy ridge of color, and the quiet tension found in a scarred surface. It is a study of the beauty found in deliberate imperfection and the mechanical grace of the digital brush.
Soft, grainy details are layered throughout the composition to give the flat silhouettes a sense of physical presence.
The composition reflects a Scandi aesthetic through its clean lines and focus on the elemental simplicity of the northern landscape.
The work avoids literal subjects to focus entirely on the emotional and spatial impact of shape and texture.
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