In collages, sensual experiential installations and photo series Jutta Imelda Kanneberger develops new artistic perspectives from her numerous experiences as a stage designer and costume designer in various European cities. They focus are on current political positions, aesthetics and philosophy.
Donat Fritschy prefers to work with stone and wood. His sculptures often develop intuitively and processually. It is not uncommon that organic forms are created, inviting you to touch them. The hardness of the material contrasts with the feel of its polished surface – hard becomes soft. Larger works follow a concept and a structured execution, but also there is often a transformation thought in the background, for example with a stela whose surface gradually changes due to periodic wetting, or a stone roller that smoothes waves. Other works deal with pain, wounds and their healing, such as the sculpture „The Scream“ in the exhibition „Healing“.
Donat Fritschy, computer scientist and sculptor, born 1956, lives and works in Bern (Switzerland).
Der Schrei / The Scream, 2009, Marmor Cristallina, 15 x 50 x 36 cm
Olive Torso, Olovenholz / olive wood, 95 x 35 x 30 cm
Black Torso, 2012, Birke gerusst / Birch blackened, 70 x 32 x 26 cm
Grey Torso 2012, Alabaster schwarz /Alabaster black, 50 x 38 x 16 cm
Evolution, 2010, Marmor / Marble Carrara, 27 x 35 x 35 cm
Floating, 2016, Marmor / Marble Cristallina
Olive Kernels, 2017, Olivenholz gerusst / Olive wood smoked, je/each 30 x 15 x 15 cm
Black Seed, 2012, Kalk schwarz, Irland / Black lime, Ireland, 20 x 42 x 24 cm
Jurassic Seed, 2002, Jurakalk / Jurassic lime, 25 x 42 x 24 cm
Multipod, 2011, Marmor / Marble Carrara, 50 x 40 x 25 cm
Teardrop, 2013, Alabaster, Zinn/Pewter, 37 x 19 x 16 cm
Torso in Space (Hommage à Alexander Archipenko), 2004, Marmor / Marble Cristallina
Constant Change, 2007, Marmor / Marble Cristallina, Regner / Sprinkler, 230 x 25 x 25 cm
Wogen glätten / Smoothing the waves, 2008, Gneis Maggia, Stahl, Wasser / Granite Maggia, Steel, Water, 260 x 100 x 70 cm
Zeig mir Deine Wunden / Show me your wounds 2011, Marmor / Marble Cristallina 7 pieces, je / each 80-120 x 20 x 20 cm
Serenity, 2006, Marmor / Marmor Carrara, 230 x 35 x 25 cm
Graf and Seibert were instant best friends when they met for the first time after their studies at the Art Academy in Maastricht in 2004. Since then it has been a mutual and deeply felt urge of Graf Seibert to reflect the absurdities in our wealthy western society and translate them into art performances and interventions and now furniture pieces. For this they use an approach of citing archetypes and forms that the industrialized brain understands instinctively, this can be understood as ‘designing’ art, but add irritation as a final ingredient, not with a raised finger but a grin.
Hyper Active Chair steel, 5D-cut wood, coating 55 x 55 x 76 cm, photo: Bartosz Plodovski 7.800 €
Split Personality Dresser coated MDF, coated steel, metal fittings, industrial rollers, 105 x 55 x 80 cm, photo: Bartosz Plodovski, 8.400 €
Borderline Chair steel, 5D-cut wood, coating, 55 x 86 x 76 cm, photo: Bartosz Plodovski, 8.400 €
Hyper Active Chair steel, 5D-cut wood, coating, 55 x 55 x 76 cm, photo: Bartosz Plodovski, 7.800 €
Split Personality Dresser, coated MDF, coated steel, metal fittings, industrial rollers, 105 x 55 x 80 cm, photo: Bartosz Plodovski, 9.000 €
Depressed Lamp, concrete, steel, electrics, 250 x 60 x 160 cm, photo: Bartosz Plodovski, 3.800 €
Anorexic Bed, steel, foam, fabrics, 210 x 40 x 70cm, photo: Bartosz Plodovski, 4.600 €
Split Personality Closet, coated MDF, coated steel, metal fittings, industrial rollers, 55 x 55 x 185 cm, photo: Bartosz Plodovski, 8.400 €
PSYCHO FURNITURE
Despite living in one of the wealthiest and most stable countries in the world, recent studies show a staggering increase of 76% in the diagnosis of mental illnesses over the last 10 years. Almost 40% of high school students in the USA are on Retalin prescritions. More and more members of our performance-oriented society have a difficult time coping with the pressures of having to keep up. In many places mental disorders are still considered a topic that is taboo. Having a mental disorder is viewed with the same stigma as a facial tattoo. More than a few people visibly display their pain through self-inflicted injury. Even though the wounds may heal, the scars remain. These pains are not unfamiliar to both Graf and Seibert, as you can imagine. Imagine walking across the world’s biggest furniture fair: tons of design pieces in endless variations totally overwhelm you. Smartness and prettiness. What would happen if Graf Seibert’s furniture pieces could not withstand the pressure and develop mental problems of their own? Does a depressive lamp give light or does it symbolise the dark side of our meritocratic society? Is an anorexic bed still of some practical use?
“I saw a man in the oak wood and carved him up until he stood in front of me…”
… this vision has driven Hannes Albert since his intensive traditional training as a sculptor in Oberammergau. Wood sculpture makes his life magical and keeps him moving. His style is representational-figurative and thus a mirror for people. The artist connects himself intuitively and intensively with his theme or a person and a piece of wood. He fills his works with LIGHT and LIFE, in the process of creating messages that touch, strengthen and change people. The nature of the tree trunk, the traces of the manufacturing process, the steps of origin and unfinished places as an expression of tension and relaxation, wrested out in the creative process of playing, squirming, procrastinating, rejection, searching and confirming. To forget the learned, devotion, inspiration and philosophical thinking, not because he can, but because he has to. For Hannes Albert, all this means sculpture. If time lends timelessness to the whole, then it is art.
KNOW THAT EVERYTHING TURNS OUT TO BE GOOD!
The eagle is a mighty, majestic animal. Kings, aristocratic houses, the Federal Republic of Germany have him as heraldic animal. With the Indians of North America, it symbolizes the great spirit. He pulls his circles confidently at great heights, uses thermals and currents to hover effortlessly. Contemplative, calm, calm, easy, light, waiting to surprise his prey at the right moment with high speed in a dive. The prey dies, completely surprised without fear within a few fractions of a second by the impact of the impact. No bloodbath, no slaughter, no long torture. Short, painless, precise. I had the idea for this work in a difficult life situation in which I felt discouraged and emaciated. And there I wished for the strength, accuracy, calmness and clarity of the eagle. The eagle’s ability to do the job at the right moment without a lot of attention.
MOVE – MOVE YOUR LIFE!
Masai or the power of movement, upright posture, moving in nature and the power of centrality in one’s own centre. Massai as a symbol of inner alignment and balance. Standing on one leg in complete inner balance, the Massai gives you the power of concentration and meditation. In the interior view you can stop external movements and find strength and calmness. This inner equilibrium enables you to fly, reach great heights, travel long distances, gain new knowledge and reach a new level of consciousness. So others lose power and control over you and your being.
When distance digs deep fissures in our lives, one has to plod on, as best as possible, without the intact world that existed before. Over the course of time, hope can develop, becoming the motivating force behind bringing what was separated back together. The search for identity has been a reoccurring theme in Claudia Hartwig’s artistic work. She made her first sculptures and objects out of jute, linen and wire; processes of becoming visible as well as keeping something hidden are crucial in this process. This interplay results in a certain tension that she pursues, that she submits to and then project on to her sculptures. Vitality, providing the work with a soul that brings contrast together through its energy, is also inherently important. Each of the objects that Claudia Hartwig creates is given some of her energy in a manner akin to how a shaman transfers his or her spirit into an inanimate object. Development, growth, reaching maturity and the power inherent when something or someone blossoms play an important role in her current paper clay works. These sculptures are the result of transformative processes, conceived to pass on the hidden powers therein.
Flow, paperclay, paper yarn, wooden frame, 200 x 70 x 26 cm, 2017
Plenty, paperclay, paper yarn, 95 x 42 x 18 cm, 2017
Claudia Hartwig’s studio gallery
From the moon, paperclay, paper yarn, 50 x 30 x 18 cm, 2017
Sweethearts, paperclay, wood, jute, 70 x 70 x 15 cm, 2017
When it’s ripe I, paperclay, paper yarn, 200 x 35 x 26 cm, 2017
When it’s ripe I, paperclay, paper yarn, 200 x 28 x 28 cm, 2017
Shadow-flowering, paperclay, 37 x 23 x 23 cm, 2017
Rope ladder, reflected magically, paperclay, paper yarn, 200 x 35 x 24 cm, 2017
Light, paperclay, wood, 70 x 70 x 15 cm, 2017
Trust, paperclay, paper yarn, 38 x 40 x 28 cm, 2017
A whirlwind of guises paperclay, paper yarn, 130 x 18 x 18 cm, 2017
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