ARTISTS
Christoph R眉timann: Behind glass
Christoph R眉timann's work is characterised by a complex and dynamic spectrum of artistic strategies which range from performances to sound, text, video and photographic works to classical means of expression such as drawing, painting and sculpture. The exhibition behind glass focuses on R眉timann's reverse glass paintings, which have been part of his practice for more than 30 years.
R眉timann's relationship with painting in the 1980s was ambivalent. His enthusiasm for colour was great, but he hesitated to pick up a brush for a long time. In the artist鈥檚 view, art history was at a turning point 鈥� the visual abundance and revival of styles within painting were not of interest to him. Fascinated by the potential of colour and its self-sufficiency, he wanted to immerse himself anew in the world of painting. With the burning desire to keep moving forward, he held on to the ambition of finding his own approach. But how was this possible?
The work in R眉timann's own history, in which the handling of colour, which would ultimately lead him to painting, played an essential role, is the photographic work Chi ha detto che il giallo non 猫 bello (Who said that yellow is not beautiful).
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Christoph R眉timann's work is characterised by a complex and dynamic spectrum of artistic strategies which range from performances to sound, text, video and photographic works to classical means of expression such as drawing, painting and sculpture. The exhibition behind glass focuses on R眉timann's reverse glass paintings, which have been part of his practice for more than 30 years.
R眉timann's relationship with painting in the 1980s was ambivalent. His enthusiasm for colour was great, but he hesitated to pick up a brush for a long time. In the artist鈥檚 view, art history was at a turning point 鈥� the visual abundance and revival of styles within painting were not of interest to him. Fascinated by the potential of colour and its self-sufficiency, he wanted to immerse himself anew in the world of painting. With the burning desire to keep moving forward, he held on to the ambition of finding his own approach. But how was this possible?
The work in R眉timann's own history, in which the handling of colour, which would ultimately lead him to painting, played an essential role, is the photographic work Chi ha detto che il giallo non 猫 bello (Who said that yellow is not beautiful).
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