You Can't Always Get What You Want

I try to be fast and spontaneous when I’m painting - that process should be reflected in the final piece. The observer should be able to infer the physicality of the painting process, when looking at the brush strokes and paint drippings.

When I throw paint, I can do it with some premeditation - but I can never really predict where the paint will actually fall on the canvas. So, my approach to painting is - in part - based on chance, on small random accidents - it doesn’t rely exclusively on my persistence or my technique.

That’s why I don’t feel completely responsible for my paintings - in the sense that, although I can answer for my initial intentions, the final result is always something that I could never anticipate, and something that’s out of my absolute control.

- Mario Henrique

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This piece features a passage from The Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want" song: "You can't always get what you want / But if you try sometimes / You just might find / You get what you need".

Painted with acrylic and oil on a cotton canvas. The artwork is stretched, ready to hang and ships in a wooden box with an Authenticity Certificate signed by the artist.