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The New York artist's initial interest lies in figurative painting, which he gently steers towards abstraction. Paul's paintings give birth to non-places, vegetal landscapes adorned with libraries and windowsills, providing a glimpse into a parallel reality. These uninhabited spaces mirror an inner perception and evoke for the viewer the still lifes of Dutch masters, the likes of Willem van Aelst. The methodical arrangement of objects, candleholders, vases, and plants juxtaposed within the frame is upheld by a play of compositional shapes and textures, knitting the image's …