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The Nature of Abstraction

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Becker Schmitz Untitled 1 o.T. Öl und Acryl auf Glas 40 cm x 30 cm 2020
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Ina Gerken Untitled (Bonfire) Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Polyester Canvas 100x80cm 2018
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Jan Holthoff No.128 190x150cm, Acryl auf leinwand 2015
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Jan Kolata 190.380.2021.01 190x380 acryl leinwand 2021
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Laura Aberham TanLines(2020) 160x130cm Acryl auf Leinwand
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Max Frintrop untitled (blindspotting) 220x170cm Ink Pigments on canvas 2021
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Sabine Tress SOLEX 160x120cm 2020 acrylic on canvas

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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