16 Apr 2007 to 6 June 2008
Tue - Fri: 10 - 13 and 14 - 16 h, Sat: 11-16 h
GALERIE STEFAN RÖPKE
St. Apern-Strasse 17-21
Cologne
50667
Germany
Europe
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Reduir una novela la a una taca de tinta / Reduktion eines Romans auf einen Tintenfleck, 2008 Farbe, Metacrylat und Buch / paint, metacrylate and book 27 x 37 x 20 cm
Galerie Stefan Röpke is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of spanish artist Jordi Alcaraz in Germany.
The work of Jordi Alcaraz is full of duality and contradictions. Each work confronts you with one idea only to be presented its opposite within the very same work. Perhaps we can call them paintings, but they could be very easily be considered sculptures as well. Spatially, what may seem to be the front could very well be the back as well, and what might be inside might really be outside. Up and down, solid and liquid, heavy and light … contrasts and contradictions that are part of the theme of each of the works.
Light and shadow play an equal role as paint, rocks, and graphite, because the frame and protective glass of the work are integral parts of the work itself. There is a lot of humor in the work, but also a very serious curiosity about the way we see and the way art is made. And what may be the most interesting duality about Jordi’s works is how the final product of each artwork is as much about experiencing, through imagination, the process of its creation.
Jordi Alcaraz, born in 1963 in Calella ( Barcelona) lives and works in Catalonia.
Exhibition: April 16 - June 06, 2008 opening reception: Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 5 - 9 pm The artist is present. The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.
