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Gereon Krebber: One After the Other (Sequential Micks)
Gereon Krebber is an artist who likes to push limits. Whether he鈥檚 creating works using such unconventional materials as toothpaste, clingfilm, gelatin, packing tape, caramel, or mayonnaise, or more traditional media, Krebber aims to create works that both intrigue and repulse. He鈥檚 the anti-Pygmalion: he doesn鈥檛 want you to fall in love with his sculptures, he wants you to find them repugnant and interesting. Beauty isn鈥檛 Krebber鈥檚 primary concern. It is always far more interesting to be the villain than the hero.
Micks, a portmanteau of 鈥渕icro bricks鈥�, parade across the gallery walls in measured succession, each one unique in its imperfections. Created daily, the blocks mark the passing of time. While following the same rectangular rules as the building material, each strays from form with a small nick, a pinch, a thumb push, or a bump on top; it is minimalism that betrays you. You can see the glee with which Krebber makes these small blocks, the joy of pushing one鈥檚 fingers into semi-set clay before firing and glazing them in a riot of layered color. Krebber鈥檚 dark secret is that he鈥檚 a gifted colorist, something that鈥檚 easy to see in his ceramic works. In groups, they act as a gathering of ideas. Singularly, they act as jeweled punctuation for any room they inhabit.
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Gereon Krebber is an artist who likes to push limits. Whether he鈥檚 creating works using such unconventional materials as toothpaste, clingfilm, gelatin, packing tape, caramel, or mayonnaise, or more traditional media, Krebber aims to create works that both intrigue and repulse. He鈥檚 the anti-Pygmalion: he doesn鈥檛 want you to fall in love with his sculptures, he wants you to find them repugnant and interesting. Beauty isn鈥檛 Krebber鈥檚 primary concern. It is always far more interesting to be the villain than the hero.
Micks, a portmanteau of 鈥渕icro bricks鈥�, parade across the gallery walls in measured succession, each one unique in its imperfections. Created daily, the blocks mark the passing of time. While following the same rectangular rules as the building material, each strays from form with a small nick, a pinch, a thumb push, or a bump on top; it is minimalism that betrays you. You can see the glee with which Krebber makes these small blocks, the joy of pushing one鈥檚 fingers into semi-set clay before firing and glazing them in a riot of layered color. Krebber鈥檚 dark secret is that he鈥檚 a gifted colorist, something that鈥檚 easy to see in his ceramic works. In groups, they act as a gathering of ideas. Singularly, they act as jeweled punctuation for any room they inhabit.
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