{"id":531,"date":"2017-08-10T08:20:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T08:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/?p=531"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:35:52","slug":"what-the-painting-wants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/?p=531","title":{"rendered":"What The Painting Wants <br>Artwork Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pierre-denan-wtpw-ws.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5PNuyBgx\" data-imagelightbox=\"0\" data-rl_title=\"pierre-denan-wtpw-ws\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"pierre-denan-wtpw-ws\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pierre-denan-wtpw-ws-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3949\" style=\"width:271px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pierre-denan-wtpw-ws-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pierre-denan-wtpw-ws-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pierre-denan-wtpw-ws.jpg 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"3328\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicgrid-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5496-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"The Old Masters, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 50 cm, 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5496-1-255x300.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">The Old Masters, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 50 cm, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5497.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Untitled Fluorescent Pink, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5497-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Untitled Fluorescent Pink, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWIMG6545.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Take A Deep Breath, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWIMG6545-300x267.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Take A Deep Breath, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-notabstraction.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"I\u2019m Not A Fucking Abstraction, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 81 cm, 2017. Private collection. Shown at \u00ab As You Look Back \u00bb exhibition, Culbuteurs Event, Le Garage, Paris, May 2017, Private collection\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-notabstraction-255x300.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">I\u2019m Not A Fucking Abstraction, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 81 cm, 2017. Private collection. Shown at \u00ab As You Look Back \u00bb exhibition, Culbuteurs Event, Le Garage, Paris, May 2017, Private collection<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-noreason.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"No Reason, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 81 cm, 2017. Shown at \u00ab As You Look Back \u00bb exhibition, Culbuteurs Event, Le Garage, Paris, May 2017. Private collection\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-noreason-255x300.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">No Reason, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 81 cm, 2017. Shown at \u00ab As You Look Back \u00bb exhibition, Culbuteurs Event, Le Garage, Paris, May 2017. Private collection<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-artwork2017.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Pierre Denan, Artwork at Le Garage, May 2017, photo souvenir, 18 x 24 cm, Private collection\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-artwork2017-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Pierre Denan, Artwork at Le Garage, May 2017, photo souvenir, 18 x 24 cm, Private collection<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-artwork-noreason.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-artwork-noreason-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5517.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"You Bore Me, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5517-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">You Bore Me, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5513.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"FuckSplash, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5513-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">FuckSplash, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5506.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Untitled Red Light, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5506-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Untitled Red Light, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWframe3.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Are You A Solid Liberal?, acrylic on 425 gr paper, 24 x 30 cm, \u00ab What The Painting Wants \u00bb series, August 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWframe3-254x300.jpg\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Are You A Solid Liberal?, acrylic on 425 gr paper, 24 x 30 cm, \u00ab What The Painting Wants \u00bb series, August 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWframe2.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels, acrylic on 425 gr paper, 24 x 30 cm, \u00ab What The Painting Wants \u00bb series, August 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWframe2-254x300.jpg\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels, acrylic on 425 gr paper, 24 x 30 cm, \u00ab What The Painting Wants \u00bb series, August 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWframe1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"But When I Saw The Space, acrylic on 425 gr paper, 24 x 30 cm, \u00ab What The Painting Wants \u00bb series, August 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWframe1-254x300.jpg\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">But When I Saw The Space, acrylic on 425 gr paper, 24 x 30 cm, \u00ab What The Painting Wants \u00bb series, August 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWIMG6538.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Untitled Red (I mean, it\u2019s always fun, and a good time), acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, What The Painting Wants series, August 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWIMG6538-300x267.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Untitled Red (I mean, it\u2019s always fun, and a good time), acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, What The Painting Wants series, August 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWIMG6537.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Untitled Red, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, What The Painting Wants series, August 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWIMG6537-300x267.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Untitled Red, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, What The Painting Wants series, August 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-thewall.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-thewall-300x195.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWIMG6531.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Individually, I Always Want To Give The Most, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, What The Painting Wants series, August 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenan-WTPWIMG6531-300x271.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Individually, I Always Want To Give The Most, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, What The Painting Wants series, August 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5502.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Take A Deep Breath, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, 2017\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pierredenan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pierredenanIMG_5502-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Pierre Denan, What The Painting Wants\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Take A Deep Breath, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> 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