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GERHARD HOFLAND: Andrea Lehmann - ATHELDA - 9 Mar 2013 to 13 Apr 2013 Current Exhibition |
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Andrea Lehmann, Wiederfinden eines verlorenen Rings 2013
102 x 70 cm oil and resin on paper |
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Andrea Lehmann ATHELDA March 9 - April 13 opening reception March 9 at 17:00 hours Gerhard Hofland is delighted to announce the second solo exhibition of Andrea Lehmann, presenting paintings and works on paper. For Andrea Lehmann (1975 Düsseldorf), painting is a natural way of understanding the world. With great clarity and lightness of touch, she produces a concentrated stream of images that at first sight appear to lack any coherent thread. Like dreams, the possibilities and images are endless and the stream seems to obey no logic of any kind. Her depictions are both fairy-tale and blood-thirsty, reminiscent of scenes conjured up by the Brothers Grimm. And yet her themes and subjects are most surely drawn from the world around us. Mythical sites, historical events and legendary figures past and present are Lehmann’s inspiration. In almost all her work, she transforms these incidents into personal histories, which explains the frequent occurrence of her own likeness. Andrea Lehmann is not only scriptwriter and director, but the leading lady in this extraordinary world of theatre. Her style of painting has a surreal undertone, flirting with different imagery and situations, collaging visual elements together. Over the years, her work has evolved into a distinct, highly recognizable style. Lehmann’s virtuoso realistic way of painting is pervaded by an earthy tone that brings to mind seventeenth century painting and early photography. Moreover she ‘signs’ her work by gluing her own hair to it, and adding a final layer of dammar resin to her work. The new series of paintings are based on Athelda, a famous early 19th-century English circus artiste. Like a kind of feminine Hercules, she was a woman of exceptional strength who flaunted her strong-woman prowess lifting weights and human beings alike. Upstairs: Matijs van de Kerkhof A Selection Of New Paintings March 9 - April 13 opening reception March 9 at 17:00 hours Van de Kerkhof generally paints group scenes that are dimly lit and infused with a sense of quiet menace. The protagonists, claustrophobic spaces, landscapes, houses and other props are rendered in seemingly casual, intuitive brushstrokes. Black, dark brown or dark blue are the dominant shades in his palette, and from which Van de Kerkhof conjures up scenes in warm hues. Shadows throw large darker areas over the painting. And light receives a similar treatment – mostly radiating from lamps or other unnatural sources, it slices through the dark spaces in sections or brighter bands. thursday - saturday 13:00 - 17:00 hours by appointment and every second Wednesday of the month from 18:00 - 21:00 hours |
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