Malerei
Nuovi Angoli
Nuove Forme
»People carry their landscapes with them, the way travelers used to cart along their porcelain chamber pots. The stronger their sense of form the more reluctant they are to part with it either.«
— Harold Rosenberg
»As soon as we let go of the universal as a self-fulfilling abstract truth, we must become embroiled in specific situations. And thus it is necessary to begin again, and again, in the middle of things.«
— Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
A key aspect to my approach is to create tools, schemes and procedures, which step by step I alter, vary and break open in dealing with material. For the series »Nuovi Angoli Nuove Forme«, for example, I have developed a stencil system based on 16 basic elements. It allows me to successively build up complexity. I can discover paintings step by step with every layer of color. With each new surface, I question the work to decide how to proceed. Gradually, in this process, I develop the painting, yet not spontaneously, but thoughtfully, repeatedly inquiring the work. A fixed image idea to begin with is unnecessary. I can understand the painting as a conversation, which is created in the process of a dialogue.
Among other things, the paintings explore three aspects I spotted in conversations: perspective, pace and permeability. Pace refers to the premises and capacities necessary to be able to open up to something new. Feeling connected to one’s inner and the outside world is linked to tempo, as well as permeability. I associate permeability with openness and transparency, the aim to dissolve borders and limitations. Close inspection of the abstract paintings reveals transparencies, subtle color nuances, overlays, elements shining through, the quality of paper and pigment. To me, this is like having a conversation in material in which new structures and constellations evolve.
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Nuovi Angoli Nuove Forme g#9, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier | Watercolor on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2019
Nuovi Angoli Nuove Forme g#10, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier | Watercolor on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2019
Nuovi Angoli Nuove Forme g#5, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier | Watercolor on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2018
Nuovi Angoli Nuove Forme g#6, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier | Watercolor on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2018
Nuovi Angoli Nuove Forme g#2, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier | Watercolor on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2018
Nuovi Angoli Nuove Forme g#4, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier | Watercolor on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2018
Nuovi Angoli Nuove Forme g#1, Aquarell auf Karton | Watercolor on paper, 70 x 98 cm, 2017
Three photos of stencil shapes, 2019
Grundelemente 1-16, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier, 10 x 18 cm, 2017
Venezia Serie
Die »Venezia Serie« umfasst Impressionen in Aquarell, welche an unterschiedlichen Orten in der Stadt Venedig erstellt worden sind. Die organisch verwobene Stadtstruktur lieferte hierbei die Inspiration zu Flächengefügen, sowie zu deren Verortung auf dem Papier. Jedes einzelne Bild wurde an einer anderen Stelle in der Stadt gemalt. Anschließend haben sich die Bilder jeweils zu Triptichonen gefügt. Im weiteren Sinne ist natürlich das Betrachten und Auswählen geeigneter Raumkonstellationen ein wesentlicher Teil dieser Vorgehensweise.
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Three photos of stencil shapes, 2019
Grundelemente 1-16, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier, 10 x 18 cm, 2017
Venezia Serie #19, #20, #21, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier, 10 x 18 cm, 2018, Cover
Venezia Serie #8, #9, #11, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier, 18 x 26 cm, 2018
Venezia Serie #1, #4, #6, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier, 17 x 24 cm, 2018
Venezia Serie #12, #14, #15, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier, 18 x 26 cm, 2018
Venezia Serie #10, Aquarell auf Aquarellpapier, 18 x 26 cm, 2018