TNoA
The Nature of Abstraction
The catalogue for the group exhibition The Nature of Abstraction combines seven artistic positions in abstract-gestural painting from the Rhineland. On display are artists who have dedicated themselves to abstract painting. Their self-referential work fluctuates between the poles of dissolution and development of form. Despite their formal precision, the process of creating the paintings can be seen in the marks left behind on the canvases. Thus, an affinity to Informalism, Tachism, or Abstract Expressionism from the post-war period becomes apparent. However, these references are not directly cited, but rather updated and reflected through contemporary strategies. We find ourselves in an era when individual expression of freedom is threatened by powerful systems of authoritarian control and the digital availability of individual data and profiles. The kind of painting that favors a subjective gesture and thus mirrors humanistic values of individuality might be an answer.
Artists
Laura Aberham, Max Frintrop, Ina Gerken, Jan Holthoff, Jan Kolata, Becker Schmitz, Sabine Tress
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July 2021
ISBN 978-3-7356-0777-5
20 × 30 cm
84 pages
73 colored illustrations
Hardcover
Languages: German, English
Text by
Jan Holthoff
Design by
Jan Holthoff
Events
TNoA—The Nature of Abstraction, 4.7.–17.7.2021, TNoA—Kunstwerk Köln 17.10–17.11.2021, TNoA—RUIMTE P60 ASSEN, Niederlande