The Architecture of the Surface Peter Mandrup was a Danish painter who sought to strip the canvas of everything but its own physical reality. Working within the tradition of abstract expressionism, his practice was defined by a refusal to let his works refer to anything outside of themselves. This commitment to pure abstraction meant that his paintings often lacked titles, existing as singular entities that resisted external labels or narrative explanations. His approach was one of disciplined restraint, where the act of painting was an investigation into the very nature of the medium. In h…