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Bridget Riley: Paintings and Related Work 1983鈥�2010
12 Feb, 2011 - 16 Apr, 2011
Bridget Riley may be best known for her optical black and white paintings 鈥� now synonymous with the 1960s 鈥� but in the stunning colour work that followed she continued her exploration of perception through the relationship between structure and colour.
Galerie Max Hetzler is proud to present a small retrospective of this major British artist's work with a special focus on works from the last three decades, which will include studies, paintings and wall paintings. Almost 鈥榙rawing with colour鈥�, her work from the past ten years focuses more specifically on the effects produced by the juxtaposition of colour, believing that 鈥榯he challenge of colour had to be met on its own terms鈥�. Throughout her writings, Riley emphasises the importance of 'looking' when in front of paintings or in nature. Yet, as Adrian Searle, art critic of the Guardian, points out, 'you don鈥檛 so much look at her paintings as watch them', the colours, the shapes, the negative spaces constantly shift before your eyes. 'At their best, her works seem alive.'
Riley will curate the exhibition and has selected a number of paintings never exhibited in Germany before, as well as loans from private collections. In addition, the exhibition will also include the large wall drawing Composition with Circles 4 (2004), the second time that a work of this series will be on display in Germany. On this occasion the gallery space will be redesigned by internationally renowned architect, Paul Moorehouse.
Galerie Max Hetzler is proud to present a small retrospective of this major British artist's work with a special focus on works from the last three decades, which will include studies, paintings and wall paintings. Almost 鈥榙rawing with colour鈥�, her work from the past ten years focuses more specifically on the effects produced by the juxtaposition of colour, believing that 鈥榯he challenge of colour had to be met on its own terms鈥�. Throughout her writings, Riley emphasises the importance of 'looking' when in front of paintings or in nature. Yet, as Adrian Searle, art critic of the Guardian, points out, 'you don鈥檛 so much look at her paintings as watch them', the colours, the shapes, the negative spaces constantly shift before your eyes. 'At their best, her works seem alive.'
Riley will curate the exhibition and has selected a number of paintings never exhibited in Germany before, as well as loans from private collections. In addition, the exhibition will also include the large wall drawing Composition with Circles 4 (2004), the second time that a work of this series will be on display in Germany. On this occasion the gallery space will be redesigned by internationally renowned architect, Paul Moorehouse.
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Bridget Riley may be best known for her optical black and white paintings 鈥� now synonymous with the 1960s 鈥� but in the stunning colour work that followed she continued her exploration of perception through the relationship between structure and colour.
Galerie Max Hetzler is proud to present a small retrospective of this major British artist's work with a special focus on works from the last three decades, which will include studies, paintings and wall paintings. Almost 鈥榙rawing with colour鈥�, her work from the past ten years focuses more specifically on the effects produced by the juxtaposition of colour, believing that 鈥榯he challenge of colour had to be met on its own terms鈥�. Throughout her writings, Riley emphasises the importance of 'looking' when in front of paintings or in nature. Yet, as Adrian Searle, art critic of the Guardian, points out, 'you don鈥檛 so much look at her paintings as watch them', the colours, the shapes, the negative spaces constantly shift before your eyes. 'At their best, her works seem alive.'
Riley will curate the exhibition and has selected a number of paintings never exhibited in Germany before, as well as loans from private collections. In addition, the exhibition will also include the large wall drawing Composition with Circles 4 (2004), the second time that a work of this series will be on display in Germany. On this occasion the gallery space will be redesigned by internationally renowned architect, Paul Moorehouse.
Galerie Max Hetzler is proud to present a small retrospective of this major British artist's work with a special focus on works from the last three decades, which will include studies, paintings and wall paintings. Almost 鈥榙rawing with colour鈥�, her work from the past ten years focuses more specifically on the effects produced by the juxtaposition of colour, believing that 鈥榯he challenge of colour had to be met on its own terms鈥�. Throughout her writings, Riley emphasises the importance of 'looking' when in front of paintings or in nature. Yet, as Adrian Searle, art critic of the Guardian, points out, 'you don鈥檛 so much look at her paintings as watch them', the colours, the shapes, the negative spaces constantly shift before your eyes. 'At their best, her works seem alive.'
Riley will curate the exhibition and has selected a number of paintings never exhibited in Germany before, as well as loans from private collections. In addition, the exhibition will also include the large wall drawing Composition with Circles 4 (2004), the second time that a work of this series will be on display in Germany. On this occasion the gallery space will be redesigned by internationally renowned architect, Paul Moorehouse.
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