The artist became interested in photography in the early s, presenting his works in a way that countered contemporary convention: large-scale, and in artist-built frames, they became architectural objects. The tall reflective glass surfaces engage the viewer in the present moment and through their sheer scale the works embed themselves in the built environment around them. The photographs shown in this exhibition are intimate portraits of transient moments and spaces of temporary inhabitance.
Installed at the gallery this motif is mirrored by the room's own architecture. The exhibition also features early paintings whose strong block colours emphasize the notion of seriality, repetition, gesture and tactility. The neatly stacked painted aluminium panels of Untitled , call to mind Minimal Art. Yet they also deny the conventions of that movement in the highly visible, energetic brushstrokes.
Together with the cast stone Untitled Torso 1 , the artist's direct contact with the material is evident and experimental, particularly in the depressions and elevations in the stone. Present in each of these works is the lived moment of their construction, the energy of their making still apparent in the brushstokes and captured stills.
A professor at the University of Arts and Design, Karlsruhe and later at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, his work has been exhibited in numerous solo shows at international institutions. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. Installation Views. View All. Press Release. Untitled Torso 1 cement cast x 60 x 45 cm. Updated Data. Confirm Update.
