ART MATTERS 10
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OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS WORLDWIDE!
APPLY NOW!!
DEADLINE: SATURDAY 30 MARCH 6PM CET
Dear artists,
Submissions for our new online competition ART MATTERS 10 are now open – you can apply until Saturday 30 March at 6pm CET! No theme is given, we don't want to restrict your creativity!!
We are looking for 9 international artists to feature in our upcoming online exhibition ART MATTERS 10 (from 6 to 15 April) with their submitted artworks on our website and Instagram account.
We will select 1 of the 9 finalists as the winner of the competition and invite her or him to participate in a group exhibition in our gallery in Cologne (planned for 2024/2025).
Another 27 artists will be selected to receive an "Honourable Mention" in our Instagram stories during the duration of the ART MATTERS 10 exhibition.
PLEASE NOTE: In order to be able to continue this project, we have once again made the considered decision to charge a registration/processing fee of 20€ (see below). This fee covers part of our administrative costs and is non-refundable.
To apply, please read the following FAQ carefully and then fill in the application form below. By applying for ART MATTERS 10 you agree to the conditions of participation.
FAQ / Conditions of Participation
Who can apply?
- Our Open Call is international; all visual artists over 18 years of age and from all artistic disciplines are invited to apply.
- All applicants will be considered in our selection/evaluation process. Please note that a submitted application does not automatically mean participation in ART MATTERS 10. Rejection does not mean that your art is inferior, but places are limited and demand is high.
What can you apply with?
- 1 image of one of your artworks that is available for sale and can be offered by us in our online shop!
- You must own the copyright.
- Medium, technique or size: all art forms and art techniques and sizes are accepted. Whether figurative or abstract, we do not specify a formal or content-related subject!
- File size: max. 2MB
- Curriculum vitae including list of exhibitions
- Text (e.g. artist statement)
- The artwork you upload must not contain pornographic, sexually explicit, violent or racist material.
Is there an entry fee?
- Yes, there is a non-refundable processing fee of 20€ per artist for an application with one work. You can apply more than once.
What is the commission arrangement if an artwork is sold?
- The artist and the gallery each receive 50% of the sale price. Other costs, such as shipping, are borne by the gallery or the collector.
Which dates are important?
- The Open Call runs from 16 March to 30 March. After that, no more applications can be accepted and our selection process begins.
- ALL participants will be informed about our decision from around 4 April. We therefore ask you to please check your email inbox and also your spam box.
- We will notify both the 9 artists and the 27 "Honourable Mentions" we select to participate in ART MATTERS 10 individually.
- From Saturday 6 April to Sunday 14 April, we will present the 9 selected artists and their submitted works one by one and daily at 6pm CET online (website, online shop, Instagram and Facebook).
- The "Honourable Mentions" will be posted on our Instagram Stories from 7 April to 15 April, 3 per day and between noon and 6pm each day.
- On the last day of the exhibition, Monday 15 April at 6pm CETwe will announce the winner of our open call competition ART MATTERS 10.
How can you submit an application?
- Please use the following form only, fill in the application and complete the application by paying the entry fee via PayPal. If PayPal is not available, please let us know and we will find another solution!
- You will receive a receipt (= confirmation of registration) for the payment made by email within the following 24 hours.
- With the completion of the payment, your application has been sent and received by us. The PayPal payment confirmation also serves as confirmation of registration. And if something is missing, we will contact you!
If you need help (sometimes there can be browser-related problems with the form), please don't hesitate to contact us at art@galerie-biesenbach.com – we will reply as soon as possible!
And now good luck to you all!
Speaking of which:
You can simply scroll down to get an impression of our last ART MATTERS exhibitions.
Application ART MATTERS 10
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ART MATTERS 9
Online Group Exhibition
2 – 16 December 2023 – online until 23 December
1 new artist daily at 6pm CET
exclusively on: galerie-biesenbach.de, Instagram and Facebook
FINALE: Sunday 17 December
We announce the two winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (gallery group show).
Following our 9th Open Artist Call, we launch our new ART MATTERS online group exhibition on Saturday 2 December at 6pm CET. From all applications received, we have selected 15 finalists, who will be presented with their submitted artworks on our website, Instagram and Facebook, one after the other until 16 December. Every day at 6pm CET, a new name and artwork will be unveiled so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole. The presentation of our Top 15 is rounded off by the "Honourable Mentions" in our daily Instagram stories, in which we acknowledge the works of a selected number of artists who just missed the final cut (45, to be exact, posted in our Instagram stories from 3 to 17 December, 3 per day and between noon and 6pm).
On Sunday 17 December at 5pm and at 6pm, we will again announce the two winners of our online competition: One will receive a solo online exhibition, the other will be invited to participate in a group exhibition in our gallery space in Cologne.
We invite you to visit ART MATTERS 9 regularly here on our website, Instagram and Facebook.
About our ART MATTERS series:
Just like with our first 8 open artist call projects since April 2020 (7 regular and one special edition in summer 2023), we were aware how versatile and eclectic this 9th online exhibition could be. But it is precisely the idea of an open call that still appeals to us: to invite artists from the most diverse directions to apply and submit their work. From this multitude of perspectives and positions, we look forward to get an exhibition that shows a field of tension but also a symbiotic dialogue between the individual artworks. An exhibition that matches the direction and philosophy of the gallery, but also brings something new to our programme.
You can check out our first 8 ART MATTERS shows further down.
PS: Our next open call will take place in March 2024…
FINALS DAY: Sunday 17 December
1st Prize: KIRA FRÖSE – Winner Gallery Group Show
Congratulations to KIRA FRÖSE: German artist Kira Fröse (*1992, lives and works in Bochum) is today the second of our two ART MATTERS 9 winners and will be invited with a selection of her works to participate in a group exhibition in our gallery in Cologne in 2024! Fröse's work is emotional and focuses on the longing for haptic experiences. Shiny surfaces, structured flowing forms and dynamic matter - the juxtaposition of stillness and movement fascinates and inspires us. Her works invite us to mistrust our senses and reinterpret the familiar. And in this respect, we already have some ideas for a fun and beautiful presentation with Kira Fröse's works and look forward to working with the artist in the near future!
"Through the use of colour, organic, playful, and dynamic shapes, my work wants to seduce and invite the viewers to experience what is in front of them with their own senses and imagination. Subconsciously influenced by the aesthetics of nature and used objects of everyday life, I create static forms that depict motion and appear to be smooth and light despite the heaviness of their substance. Observing more closely one can perceive that aesthetics can only endure through the presence of unaesthetic detail."
KIRA FRÖSE
quetschbar, 2015
old dishwasher, textile, spray paint
70 x 68 x 50 cm
The work is available through our gallery until 23 December 2023: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
ARTIST STATEMENT
“I have to touch this!“
This is the essence of what drives me to make art. Glossy surfaces, structured fluid forms and dynamic matter – the confrontation of stagnation and movement fascinates and inspires me. My work is emotive and focused on one’s desire for haptic experiences.
Through the use of colour, organic, playful, and dynamic shapes, my work wants to seduce and invite the viewers to experience what is in front of them with their own senses and imagination. Subconsciously influenced by the aesthetics of nature and used objects of everyday life, I create static forms that depict motion and appear to be smooth and light despite the heaviness of their substance. Observing more closely one can perceive that aesthetics can only endure through the presence of unaesthetic detail.
During the process of creating work I knead, I stroke, I strike, I construct and touch everything with my hands – “I have to touch this!“.
CV
Kira Fröse
1992 born in Oer-Erkenschwick, DE
lives and works in Bochum, DE
www.kira-froese.com
@kira.froese
Education
2017-2018
- BCADEMIE
2013-2017
- BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS AKI ARTEZ ENSCHEDE
2016
- ERASMUS EXCHANGE AT MOME (MOHOLY NAGY UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN BUDAPEST)
2012
- GENERAL QUALIFICATION FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE (WITH MAIN SUBJECT DESIGN)
Experiences
2022
- STUDIO ASSISTANT AT STUDIO ‚MAAIKE KRAMER‘
SINCE 2019
- STUDIO ASSISTANT AT STUDIO ‚STEPHAN MARIENFELD‘
2018-2020
STUDIO ASSISTANT AT CERAMIC STUDIO ‚ANNE WENZEL‘
2016
INTERNSHIP – JAMES CARCASS AND BERNADETT HEGYVARI, GLASS STUDIO IN TÁPIÓSZECSŐ
Scholarships
2023
- PROJECTFUND – WERKTUIG PPO
- STIPENDIUM – GALERIE POULOEUFF
- KLEINPROJEKT – BOCHUM FONDS
2022
- STARTENDE MAKERS - PICTORIGHT STEUNFONDS
2021
- CORONA OVERBRUGGING - MONDRIAAN FONDS
- PROJETFUND: ZOEKTOCHT NAAR TRANSPARANTIE - CBK ROTTERDAM
- PROJECTFUND: ALLES KLEBT VOR REINLICHKEIT - STICHTING STOKROOS
2020
- PROJECTFUND: LITTER LEMON - MONDRIAAN FONDS
- PROJECTFUND: LITTER LEMON - STICHTING KUNST EN CULTUURBEVORDERING NEDERLAND
Selected Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATTERS 8 – GALERIE BIESENBACH – COLOGNE – ONLINE
- ARTIST IN RESIDENCY EKWC – OISTERWIJK
- I HAVE TO TOUCH THIS – KLEINSTE GALERIETJE AMSTERDAM
- ONTSTOPPABLE – KUNST OP DE WC – JAN CUNEN MUSEUM – OSS
- VIERKWART 4 ART – ROBSON – ENSCHEDE
- WASSER – STADTMUSEUM ZÜNDORFER WEHRTURM – COLOGNE
2022
- IN TRANSFER – GALLERY NONO – DEN HAAG
- LA GESTE EST LA PAROLE – DE BOUWPUT – AMSTERDAM
- DWEILEN MET DE KRAAN OPEN – NIEUW CHARLOIS – ROTTERDAM (SOLO)
- DE AANSCHOUW – ROTTERDAM (SOLO)
- WHY DON’T WE – GALLERY NONO – THE HAGUE
2021
- MATERIALS – ARTZAANSTAD – ZAANDAM
- ALLES KLEBT VOR REINLICHKEIT – GALERIE 143 – LÖRRACH (SOLO)
- 75 JAAR VRIJHEID VAN DE KUNST‘ – STADSMUSEUM – DOETICHEM
- COUNTERBODIES – DE ACHTERTUIN – ROTTERDAM
- 22 ROOMS – 22 ARTISTS – THE STUDENT HOTEL – ROTTERDAM
- STILLE WAS HEEFT DIEPE GRONDEN – UPSCALE GALERIE – ROTTERDAM (SOLO)
2020
- POP-UP GALLERY NONO – DEN HAAG
- LITTER LEMON‘ – JEDAN OSAM JEDAN, ROTTERDAM (SOLO)
- FOMA – FEAR OF MISSING ART – BROESE, UTRECHT
2019
- HECTOBAR 4.0 – TENT, ROTTERDAM
- ROTZ EN WATER – AK24, UTRECHT
- WAT ZIE IK – GALERIE POULOEUFF, NAARDEN-VESTING
- GREETINGS FROM SKAUHYTT – HET KUNSTGEMAAL, BRONKHORST
2018
- TEN YEARS APPRENTICE MASTER – KUNSTPODIUM T, TILBURG
- NOM NOM NOM – THE EXPLORE STORE, ROTTERDAM
- ON MY WAY TO THE GALACTIC SUPERMARKET, NEED ANYTHING? – GARAGE ROTTERDAM, ROTTERDAM
- ART OF DE BOX – KOPPELKERK, BREDEVOORT
- ALLES KOMT GOED – ATELIER014, UTRECHT
- JETZT SCHLÄGT’S DREIZEHN – BCADEMIE, ROTTERDAM
2017
- DESTILLAAT #19 – EXTRAPOOL, NIJMEGEN
- DEW21 KUNSTPREIS – DORTMUNDER U, DORTMUND
- SERVEER-TIP – CONCORDIA, ENSCHEDE
- RONDOM – GALERIE NOUVELLES IMAGES, DEN HAAG
- AKI FINALS – AKI ARTEZ, ENSCHEDE
- HAPTICOMANIA – KUNSTPODIUM T, TILBURG
2016
- MOME, BUDAPEST
- MARLER KUNSTSTERN, MARL
2015
- MARLER KUNSTSTERN, MARL
- JVA MAGDEBURG, MAGDEBURG
- TWENTE BIENNALE, ENSCHEDE
- FRAU WEBER KOCHT, DORTMUND (SOLO)
2014
- SPECOPS MÜNSTER (SOLO)
- ARTEZ EXPORUIMTE, ENSCHEDE
Public Collections
- MUSEUM LAM LISSE – ANCIENT SUPERFOOD
- MUSEUM LAM LISSE – KRAUT UND RÜBEN
- MINIATUURMUSEUM DEN HAAG – KLEINIGKEIT(M18B2)
Publications
- VISIT HTTPS:/KIRA-FROESE.COM/PUBLICATIONS/ TO SEE PUBLICATIONS
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2nd Prize: ALBRECHT/WILKE – Winner Online Solo Show
Congratulations to the artist duo ALBRECHT/WILKE: The Berlin artists Albrecht/Wilke (Tim Albrecht, *1992 in Berlin and Hannes Wilke, *1991 in Stade) are today the first of our two ART MATTERS 9 winners and will be presented in 2024 with a selection of their works on canvas and paper in a solo online exhibition on our website and our social media channels! Figurative, but also abstract, associative, subjective – the central theme of the works is the examination of the German middle class milieu. To this end, the artists blend the art and (pop) cultural history of the past century with a hefty dose of zeitgeist: We simply love their humorous play with clichés and ironic comparisons and already look forward to the collaboration!
"We are painters. We paint what we see. We paint what's good!" - with these sentences we introduce our manifesto "Good Painting". In contrast to the concept of bad painting, this initially seemingly bold slogan dissolves into a humorous play with clichés and ironic comparisons in the rest of the manifesto, just as we do with painting. Our pictures are an interweaving of formal elements, art-historical quotations and a lot of irony."
ALBRECHT/WILKE
Currywurst (Kommste vonne Schicht, Wat schönret gibt et nich’), 2023
oil and acrylic on canvas
140 x 120 cm
The work is available through our gallery until 23 December 2023: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
ARTIST STATEMENT
"We are painters. We paint what we see. We paint what is good!" – With these sentences we introduce our manifesto "Good Painting". In contrast to the concept of bad painting, the initially seemingly bold slogan dissolves into a humorous play with clichés and ironic comparisons in the rest of the manifesto, just as we do with painting. Our pictures are an interweaving of formal elements, art-historical quotations and a lot of irony. We draw on what surrounds us in our own lives and everyday life, pop culture, the internet or even art and cultural history. Our painting can be described as figurative, associative, subjective and also abstract. The central theme in our works is the examination of the German middle class milieu, the associated clichés and insignia of German national culture.
CV
Tim Albrecht
born 1992 in Berlin, DE
lives and works in Berlin, DE
Hannes Wilke
born 1991 in Berlin, DE
lives and works in Berlin, DE
www.albrechtwilke.de
@albrecht_wilke
Education
2019
- Master Fine Arts HfbK Hamburg (Prof. Anselm Reyle)
2017
- Diploma Fine Arts BK Braunschweig (Prof. Wolfgang Ellenrieder)
Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATERS 8, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- Ball Berlin, Galerie Roberta Keil, Vienna
- Studio Mondial, Kurfürstendamm 47, Berlin
- Leidkultur, Hilbert Raum, Berlin
- Fucking Deliciouse Landscapes, Weserhalle, Berlin (S)
- The Cute Show, Expander.art, Berlin
- Zeitenwende, Csr.Art, Berlin
- Icebreaker-Journey, SB.Spacebetween, Nürnberg (S)
2022
- NAK Digitale Benefiz Auktion, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
- Kunst und Stollen – mit Albrecht/Wilke, Kunststiftung Kunze, Gifhorn (S)
- Stammtisch Papillon, Künstlerhaus Andreasstadel, Regensburg
- Blue Horizons – Keen Hawaii, Icebreaker, Berlin
- Future Solos, Weserhalle, Berlin
- Café Dreams, Herrenstraße 46, Karlsruhe
- Die Klasse Anselm Reyle, Galerie Noah, Augsburg
- Better call Mark, Galeria Fran Reus, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2021
- Art Auction, Weserhalle, Berlin
- NAK Digitale Benefiz Auktion, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
- Urlaub auf Balkolonien, Owned by others, Berlin
- Hard Times Big Taste – The modern still life from Bodegon to Imbissstillleben, Duodez, Berlin
- Hunger/Durst, R52L, Berlin
- Lost Weekend Meets Young Art, Lost Weekend, Munich
- At A Moment In Time, Kunstverein Arnsberg, Arnsberg
2020
- NAK Digitale Benefiz Auktion, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
- Carnival Ecstasy, Museum Tropicana, Berlin (S)
- Liebesgrüße aus Syke, Syker Vorwerk, Syke
- Albrecht/Wilke und Franz, Gipsstraße 12, Berlin
- Jung, Figürlich, Gutaussehend, Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg
- Der River, Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig
2019
- Hiscox Kunstpreis, HFBK, Hamburg
- Gute Malerei, Salon am Moritzplatz, Berlin (S)
2018
- Massephase, Sprink Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
- Fleisch Flesh Meat, Bunkerhill Galerie, Hamburg
- Hard Hot Hunger, Citygalerie Kunstverein Wolfsburg
- Neue Deutsche Malerei, Raum Linksrechts, Hamburg
2017
- Gute Malerei, HBK Braunschweig, Braunschweig (S)
- Muße, Schloss Holdenstedt, Kunstverein Uelzen
Prizes and Scholarships
2023
- Förderung Kunststiftung Kunze
2022
- Berliner Projektfonds Urbane Praxis
- Neustart Kultur, Projektförderung
- Producersart, Rene Spiegelberger Stiftung, Projektförderung
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OVERVIEW OF OUR TOP 15
Our TOP 15 is complete – thank you for participating in our online group show to (from top left): Paul Ahl, Jan Jansen, Simone Pick, Jamie Drouin, Stephen Whatcott, Alejandro Javaloyas, Birgit Cauer, Danil Yordanov, Tom Cartmill, Amélie von Heydebreck, Heike Weber, Kira Fröse, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Nuss, Albrecht/Wilke & Xu Zheng.
Check out our last 15 posts further down or on Instagram to find out everything about ART MATTERS 8 and the 15 artists/artworks we selected via our latest open call!
And make sure to come back later when we declare the two winners of our online competition. It is finals day today and we reveal:
- at 5pm the artist who will be rewarded an online solo show
- at 6pm the artist who will be invited to participate in a group show in our gallery in Cologne.
About ART MATTERS 8:
Even with the 9th ART MATTERS round (8 regular and one special edition last summer), it was not easy for us to select only 15 artists for our online exhibition from the many great submissions we received in response to our last Open Artist Call. But it was a great pleasure to discover and get to know so many great artistic positions!
We hope that this multitude of perspectives and positions results in an exhibition that shows a field of tension, but also a symbiotic dialogue between the individual works of art. An exhibition that fits in with the orientation and philosophy of our gallery, but also definitely brings something new to our programme.
There is so much remarkable art out there, but we can't show it all in our gallery. The ART MATTERS series allows us to present many artistic positions from around the world to a wider online audience for just over two weeks, two to three times a year.
Many thanks to everyone who has been following this project, some for 9 editions already, and many thanks also - above all - to all participating artists, especially to our TOP 15 and the 45 Honourable Mentions (some of which we are still presenting today in our Instagram stories).
The works are available through our gallery until 23 December: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
THE 15 FINALISTS:
Saturday 16 December: Xu Zheng – Finalist 15 of 15
XU ZHENG
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
It is the last post of the 9th edition of our online group exhibition ART MATTERS and we are pleased to present – before we announce the two winners of our call for entries on tomorrow's final day – the Chinese painter XU ZHENG (*1995, lives and works in Bologna, IT). In a quest for balance and imbalance. the artist explores the relationship between the canvas and physical movement, transcending physical boundaries. Read more about Xu Zheng and his work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
Xu Zheng (born in AnHui in 1995) graduated in Painting (Visual Arts) from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, under the guidance of Luca Bertolo and Luca Caccioni. He processes various life experiences and conveys them from the inner realm to the external world through the limited space and form of the canvas. His work embodies a quest for balance and imbalance. In his painting process, Xu explores the relationship between the canvas and physical movement, transcending physical boundaries. He balances the tension and resilience of the inner and outer spaces, influenced by both the object's movement and body dynamics. This equilibrium between pushing and being pushed, between conflict and complementarity, is evident in his skillful modulation of the brushstroke's energy and fracture.
Xu primarily works with monochrome surfaces, examining the interplay between "emptiness" and "space." This white space, significant yet unoccupied, is a crucial element in his art, allowing the sparse brushstrokes to resonate vibrantly. This concept of white space, also a hallmark in traditional Chinese painting, serves a cathartic purpose, where each figure is outlined in white. Moreover, this unoccupied space is a manifestation of the interaction between Xu's intent and his painterly gestures. His concise, restrained brushstrokes evoke a world of profound depth and sophistication, reminiscent of Zen teachings: fleeting moments of enlightenment where action and intent align. To fully appreciate Xu's art, one must envision the intimate connection between his body and the canvases.
"I often sit in front of the canvas for extended periods," Xu says, "using my body to sense the energy, and my mind to recall life experiences, transforming them seamlessly into visual forms." His works subtly evoke Chinese Taoism in their style, tone, and representation. The yin (black) and yang (white) concept, rooted in ancient Chinese philosophy, likely stems from the duality of night and day. This notion of complementarity is not only inherent in natural dualities (male/female, full/empty, beautiful/ugly) but is also integral to Xu's art. Xu himself often critiques the trend towards Westernization in contemporary Chinese art. "While the term minimalism originates from the West," he observes, "its essence has long been present in Eastern traditions, albeit in a different guise. The minimalist spirit has been a part of traditional Chinese culture for centuries. For instance, Lao Zi, an ancient philosopher of our country, sought the essence of things by shedding the superfluous. My artistic philosophy resonates with this thought: 'less is more.' The difference lies in the scope: Western minimalism is predominantly focused on design, whereas Chinese minimalism delves deep into culture, art, and philosophy, significantly influencing the later thought processes and lifestyle habits in China.“
CV
Xu Zheng
born 1995 in Anhui, CHN
lives and works in Bologna, IT
Education
2022
- Master degree from the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
2020
- Bachelor degree from the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
Selected Group Exhibitions and Prizes
2023
- ArT MATTERS 8, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, DE (online)
- Combat Prize, Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori, Livorno, IT
2022
- Epilogo Identità Dissimili, Fondazione Carisbo, Bologna, IT
- Alias, Opal, Milano, IT
2021
- Fondazione Zucchelli Premio Speciale “Presentazione delle performances e Premiazione”, Opificio Golinelli, Bologna, IT
- Rea|Group exhibition winners
- Rea.Fair —Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano, IT
- Art Up|Premio della Critica e dei Collezionisti Opentour, Menzione d’onore, Bologna, IT
- The futuer is now, Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, Bologna, IT
- Young Art Award, Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, Bologna, IT
2020
- Da un quotidiano imposto, Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, Bologna, IT
- Break point continuity—A Cloud-based report on the Ecology of Italian Art during the Pandemic
Catalogues and Online Features
- Premio Combat Prize 2022
- Aracne rivista ISSN 2239—0898
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Friday 15 December: Albrecht/Wilke – Finalists 14 of 15
ALBRECHT/WILKE
Currywurst (Kommste vonne Schicht, Wat schönret gibt et nich’), 2023
oil and acrylic on canvas
140 x 120 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
On the 14th day of our 9th ART MATTERS online group exhibition, we are pleased to present the Berlin artist duo ALBRECHT/WILKE (consisting of Tim Albrecht, *1992 in Berlin and Hannes Wilke, *1991 in Stade). The central theme of their painterly works is the examination of the German middle class milieu, the associated clichés and insignia of German national culture. Read more about Albrecht/Wilke and their work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
"We are painters. We paint what we see. We paint what is good!" – With these sentences we introduce our manifesto "Good Painting". In contrast to the concept of bad painting, the initially seemingly bold slogan dissolves into a humorous play with clichés and ironic comparisons in the rest of the manifesto, just as we do with painting. Our pictures are an interweaving of formal elements, art-historical quotations and a lot of irony. We draw on what surrounds us in our own lives and everyday life, pop culture, the internet or even art and cultural history. Our painting can be described as figurative, associative, subjective and also abstract. The central theme in our works is the examination of the German middle class milieu, the associated clichés and insignia of German national culture.
CV
Tim Albrecht
born 1992 in Berlin, DE
lives and works in Berlin, DE
Hannes Wilke
born 1991 in Berlin, DE
lives and works in Berlin, DE
www.albrechtwilke.de
@albrecht_wilke
Education
2019
- Master Fine Arts HfbK Hamburg (Prof. Anselm Reyle)
2017
- Diploma Fine Arts BK Braunschweig (Prof. Wolfgang Ellenrieder)
Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATERS 8, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- Ball Berlin, Galerie Roberta Keil, Vienna
- Studio Mondial, Kurfürstendamm 47, Berlin
- Leidkultur, Hilbert Raum, Berlin
- Fucking Deliciouse Landscapes, Weserhalle, Berlin (S)
- The Cute Show, Expander.art, Berlin
- Zeitenwende, Csr.Art, Berlin
- Icebreaker-Journey, SB.Spacebetween, Nürnberg (S)
2022
- NAK Digitale Benefiz Auktion, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
- Kunst und Stollen – mit Albrecht/Wilke, Kunststiftung Kunze, Gifhorn (S)
- Stammtisch Papillon, Künstlerhaus Andreasstadel, Regensburg
- Blue Horizons – Keen Hawaii, Icebreaker, Berlin
- Future Solos, Weserhalle, Berlin
- Café Dreams, Herrenstraße 46, Karlsruhe
- Die Klasse Anselm Reyle, Galerie Noah, Augsburg
- Better call Mark, Galeria Fran Reus, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2021
- Art Auction, Weserhalle, Berlin
- NAK Digitale Benefiz Auktion, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
- Urlaub auf Balkolonien, Owned by others, Berlin
- Hard Times Big Taste – The modern still life from Bodegon to Imbissstillleben, Duodez, Berlin
- Hunger/Durst, R52L, Berlin
- Lost Weekend Meets Young Art, Lost Weekend, Munich
- At A Moment In Time, Kunstverein Arnsberg, Arnsberg
2020
- NAK Digitale Benefiz Auktion, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
- Carnival Ecstasy, Museum Tropicana, Berlin (S)
- Liebesgrüße aus Syke, Syker Vorwerk, Syke
- Albrecht/Wilke und Franz, Gipsstraße 12, Berlin
- Jung, Figürlich, Gutaussehend, Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg
- Der River, Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig
2019
- Hiscox Kunstpreis, HFBK, Hamburg
- Gute Malerei, Salon am Moritzplatz, Berlin (S)
2018
- Massephase, Sprink Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
- Fleisch Flesh Meat, Bunkerhill Galerie, Hamburg
- Hard Hot Hunger, Citygalerie Kunstverein Wolfsburg
- Neue Deutsche Malerei, Raum Linksrechts, Hamburg
2017
- Gute Malerei, HBK Braunschweig, Braunschweig (S)
- Muße, Schloss Holdenstedt, Kunstverein Uelzen
Prizes and Scholarships
2023
- Förderung Kunststiftung Kunze
2022
- Berliner Projektfonds Urbane Praxis
- Neustart Kultur, Projektförderung
- Producersart, Rene Spiegelberger Stiftung, Projektförderung
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Thursday 14 December: Aleksandr Vladimirovich Nuss – Finalist 13 of 15
ALEKSANDR VLADIMIROVICH NUSS
Untitled, 2023
sanded paper (cinematographic poster)
102 x 94 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
On day 13 of our online group exhibition ART MATTERS 8, we are pleased to present ALEKSANDR VLADIMIROVICH NUSS (*1999 in Saratov, Russia, lives and works as an Italian citizen near Modena, IT since 2001), who works with a focus on drawing and a non-painting use of abrasions, creating flashes and atmospheres of time, thought and memories bordering on the oneiric, mental and cosmic. Read more about Aleksandr Vladimirovich Nuss and his work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
My artistic and poetic approach focuses on grasping the aural essence as the cosmogony of the artwork, emerging each time from the creative moment of the ongoing process: a certain precise memory (or worldview) resurfaces, and the role of the creative process helps to understand the reason why this particular memory has emerged. It is like following the subtle path of the thread that connects past and future or imagination and reality.
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Aleksandr Vladimirovich Nuss
born 1999 in Saratov, RU
lives and works as an Italian citizen near Modena since 2001
www.linktr.ee/avnuss
@nuss.aleksandr.vladimirovich
Education
2023
- MA degree in Visual Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Imaging Cosmogonies
2021
- BA degree in Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Forms of the Oneiric - Dreams Notebooks 2004-2021
Prizes
2023
- Finalist Premio d’arte Città di Treviglio
- Finalist MUG Prize Emil Banc for Art
2022
- Finalist: Exibart Prize 2022-2023
- Combat Prize (work mentioned)
- Foundation Zucchelli Prize
Group Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATTERS 8, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- Crogiolo, Carisbo - Palazzo Saraceni, Bologna
- Miracolo!, Treviglio
- Arte e Risveglio interiore, MUG, Bologna
- Rivisitazioni, Foundation Zucchelli, Bologna
2022
- LIMEN, diversamente reale", PARATISSIMA, Torino
- Enter, ex cinema Astoria, Rimini
- 00:00:08:00, Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Cesena
2021
- Open Tour, Academy of Fine Arts, Bologna
2019
- Open Tour, Academy of Fine Arts, Bologna
Publications
2023
- Fontana, Sara (edited by), Miracolo! Città di Treviglio Prize, catalogue of 7th edition
2022
- Batoni, Paolo (edited by), Combat Prize, catalogue della 13th edition. Sillabe, Livorno
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Wednesday 13 December: Kira Fröse – Finalist 12 of 15
KIRA FRÖSE
quetschbar, 2015
old dishwasher, textile, spray paint
70 x 68 x 50 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
On the 12th day of our 9th ART MATTERS group exhibition, we are delighted to present the German artist KIRA FRÖSE (*1992, lives and works in Bochum). For her sculptures and installations, Fröse mainly uses haptic materials such as ceramics, plastic, plaster, glass and textiles: materials that have a will of their own and a certain stubbornness by nature. Read more about Kira Fröse and her work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
“I have to touch this!“
This is the essence of what drives me to make art. Glossy surfaces, structured fluid forms and dynamic matter – the confrontation of stagnation and movement fascinates and inspires me. My work is emotive and focused on one’s desire for haptic experiences.
Through the use of colour, organic, playful, and dynamic shapes, my work wants to seduce and invite the viewers to experience what is in front of them with their own senses and imagination. Subconsciously influenced by the aesthetics of nature and used objects of everyday life, I create static forms that depict motion and appear to be smooth and light despite the heaviness of their substance. Observing more closely one can perceive that aesthetics can only endure through the presence of unaesthetic detail.
During the process of creating work I knead, I stroke, I strike, I construct and touch everything with my hands – “I have to touch this!“.
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Kira Fröse
1992 born in Oer-Erkenschwick, DE
lives and works in Bochum, DE
www.kira-froese.com
@kira.froese
Education
2017-2018
- BCADEMIE
2013-2017
- BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS AKI ARTEZ ENSCHEDE
2016
- ERASMUS EXCHANGE AT MOME (MOHOLY NAGY UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN BUDAPEST)
2012
- GENERAL QUALIFICATION FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE (WITH MAIN SUBJECT DESIGN)
Experiences
2022
- STUDIO ASSISTANT AT STUDIO ‚MAAIKE KRAMER‘
SINCE 2019
- STUDIO ASSISTANT AT STUDIO ‚STEPHAN MARIENFELD‘
2018-2020
STUDIO ASSISTANT AT CERAMIC STUDIO ‚ANNE WENZEL‘
2016
INTERNSHIP – JAMES CARCASS AND BERNADETT HEGYVARI, GLASS STUDIO IN TÁPIÓSZECSŐ
Scholarships
2023
- PROJECTFUND – WERKTUIG PPO
- STIPENDIUM – GALERIE POULOEUFF
- KLEINPROJEKT – BOCHUM FONDS
2022
- STARTENDE MAKERS - PICTORIGHT STEUNFONDS
2021
- CORONA OVERBRUGGING - MONDRIAAN FONDS
- PROJETFUND: ZOEKTOCHT NAAR TRANSPARANTIE - CBK ROTTERDAM
- PROJECTFUND: ALLES KLEBT VOR REINLICHKEIT - STICHTING STOKROOS
2020
- PROJECTFUND: LITTER LEMON - MONDRIAAN FONDS
- PROJECTFUND: LITTER LEMON - STICHTING KUNST EN CULTUURBEVORDERING NEDERLAND
Selected Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATTERS 8 – GALERIE BIESENBACH – COLOGNE – ONLINE
- ARTIST IN RESIDENCY EKWC – OISTERWIJK
- I HAVE TO TOUCH THIS – KLEINSTE GALERIETJE AMSTERDAM
- ONTSTOPPABLE – KUNST OP DE WC – JAN CUNEN MUSEUM – OSS
- VIERKWART 4 ART – ROBSON – ENSCHEDE
- WASSER – STADTMUSEUM ZÜNDORFER WEHRTURM – COLOGNE
2022
- IN TRANSFER – GALLERY NONO – DEN HAAG
- LA GESTE EST LA PAROLE – DE BOUWPUT – AMSTERDAM
- DWEILEN MET DE KRAAN OPEN – NIEUW CHARLOIS – ROTTERDAM (SOLO)
- DE AANSCHOUW – ROTTERDAM (SOLO)
- WHY DON’T WE – GALLERY NONO – THE HAGUE
2021
- MATERIALS – ARTZAANSTAD – ZAANDAM
- ALLES KLEBT VOR REINLICHKEIT – GALERIE 143 – LÖRRACH (SOLO)
- 75 JAAR VRIJHEID VAN DE KUNST‘ – STADSMUSEUM – DOETICHEM
- COUNTERBODIES – DE ACHTERTUIN – ROTTERDAM
- 22 ROOMS – 22 ARTISTS – THE STUDENT HOTEL – ROTTERDAM
- STILLE WAS HEEFT DIEPE GRONDEN – UPSCALE GALERIE – ROTTERDAM (SOLO)
2020
- POP-UP GALLERY NONO – DEN HAAG
- LITTER LEMON‘ – JEDAN OSAM JEDAN, ROTTERDAM (SOLO)
- FOMA – FEAR OF MISSING ART – BROESE, UTRECHT
2019
- HECTOBAR 4.0 – TENT, ROTTERDAM
- ROTZ EN WATER – AK24, UTRECHT
- WAT ZIE IK – GALERIE POULOEUFF, NAARDEN-VESTING
- GREETINGS FROM SKAUHYTT – HET KUNSTGEMAAL, BRONKHORST
2018
- TEN YEARS APPRENTICE MASTER – KUNSTPODIUM T, TILBURG
- NOM NOM NOM – THE EXPLORE STORE, ROTTERDAM
- ON MY WAY TO THE GALACTIC SUPERMARKET, NEED ANYTHING? – GARAGE ROTTERDAM, ROTTERDAM
- ART OF DE BOX – KOPPELKERK, BREDEVOORT
- ALLES KOMT GOED – ATELIER014, UTRECHT
- JETZT SCHLÄGT’S DREIZEHN – BCADEMIE, ROTTERDAM
2017
- DESTILLAAT #19 – EXTRAPOOL, NIJMEGEN
- DEW21 KUNSTPREIS – DORTMUNDER U, DORTMUND
- SERVEER-TIP – CONCORDIA, ENSCHEDE
- RONDOM – GALERIE NOUVELLES IMAGES, DEN HAAG
- AKI FINALS – AKI ARTEZ, ENSCHEDE
- HAPTICOMANIA – KUNSTPODIUM T, TILBURG
2016
- MOME, BUDAPEST
- MARLER KUNSTSTERN, MARL
2015
- MARLER KUNSTSTERN, MARL
- JVA MAGDEBURG, MAGDEBURG
- TWENTE BIENNALE, ENSCHEDE
- FRAU WEBER KOCHT, DORTMUND (SOLO)
2014
- SPECOPS MÜNSTER (SOLO)
- ARTEZ EXPORUIMTE, ENSCHEDE
Public Collections
- MUSEUM LAM LISSE – ANCIENT SUPERFOOD
- MUSEUM LAM LISSE – KRAUT UND RÜBEN
- MINIATUURMUSEUM DEN HAAG – KLEINIGKEIT(M18B2)
Publications
- VISIT HTTPS:/KIRA-FROESE.COM/PUBLICATIONS/ TO SEE PUBLICATIONS
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Tuesday 12 December: Heike Weber – Finalist 11 of 15
HEIKE WEBER
Keramik | konkret | Bogen im Versatz, 2023
glazed clay
24 x 20 x 10 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
On day 11 of our online group exhibition ART MATTERS 8, we are delighted to present the German artist HEIKE WEBER (born 1971, lives and works in Cologne) who, in her artistic exploration of spatial works and forms, is primarily interested in lines that describe and shape spaces by connecting with each other and forming interior spaces. Read more about Heike Weber and her work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
The spatial sculptures develop their own formal language through the way in which the connections are made, displaying a complexity and three-dimensionality; they fit into the space with an unobtrusive lightness, forming a space of their own.
By connecting individual arches, new objects with interior spaces are created. The sculptures grow into a new whole as they are worked on. Interior spaces are created by connecting arches, these become tangible and give the form a surrounding space and its own aura. Heike Weber plays with form and space in an irritatingly calming way.
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Heike Weber
1971 born in Nürtingen, DE
lives and works in Cologne, DE
www.heike-weber-koeln.de
@heikeweber.cologne
Education & Experience
2022
Studio foundation | Signalwerk Frechen Art Centre | Advanced training in glazing techniques
2020-21
Advanced Class | Sculpture Hall Bonn | Welding Course | Advanced Training Porcelain Casting
2019-20
Postgraduate studies | Bildhauerhalle Bonn
2014-19
Basic studies in sculpture | Bildhauerhalle Bonn bei Paul Advena
2012-14
Various further artistic training courses | trimester sculpture with Sebastian Probst, Cologne
since 2007
Mixed techniques on canvas
2005-07
Study of painting | Freie Kunstschule Köln
Selected Exhibitions
2024
- M.A.S.H. Galerie, Remagen (S)
- Kunstverein Duisburg (G)
- OPEN ART Schwerte (G)
- Alt St. Ulrich, Frechen, „Es wechseln die Zeiten“ FrühjahrsKunstSalon (G)
2023
- Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne | ART MATTERS 8 (online)
- G.I.Z. Bonn, GEDOK (G)
- Schloss Burgau „so blau wie...“ (G)
- offene Ateliers Frechen (G)
- Künstlerforum Bonn „ineinanderfließen“ (G)
- Wandelhallen Reutlingen „ineinanderfließen“ (G)
- Kunsthafen Rhenania „Gemischte Tüte“ Kabinett West (G)
- Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne | ART MATTERS 7 (online)
- Stadtwerke Galerie Troisdorf | „Fast Vergessen“ | GEDOK Bonn
- Signalwerk Frechen | FrühjahrsKunstSalon | „Na und!?“
- Kunstverein Bad Godesberg | Glaskarree | (G)
2022
- Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne | ART MATTERS 6 (online)
- Frauenmuseum Bonn | 27. ArtFair
- The Stage Gallery Köln | Stage Vol. 3
- The Stage Gallery Köln | All the Glitters
- Signalwerk Frechen | FrühjahrsKunstSalon | rosarot und himmelblau
- Kunstverein zu Frechen | Denn was innen ist, das ist außen
- The Stage Gallery Cologne | Back in Black
2021
- Kunstzentrum Signalwerk, Frechen | offene Ateliers
- Bildhauerhalle Bonn | Projektraum Skulptur
- ArtFair Luxembourg | VanGoghArtGallery, Madrid
2020
- Bildhauerhalle Bonn | Verdichtung und Auflösung
2019
- Bildhauerhalle Bonn | Werkschau
since 2014
- permanent exhibitions of my paintings in public and private spaces
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Monday 11 December: Amélie von Heydebreck – Finalist 10 of 15
AMÉLIE VON HEYDEBRECK
Birth of Light – never, sometimes, always and ever, 2022
pigment print Alu-Dibond
40 x 44,4 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
Day 10/Finalist 10: We are pleased to continue our 9th ART MATTERS online group exhibition with the presentation of German artist AMÉLIE VON HEYDEBRECK (*1971, lives and works in Berlin). The physical nature of her "light painting" – pigment print on aluminium support – is characterised by a microplasticity that can be experienced with the naked eye as a fine relief. Read more about Amélie von Heydebreck and her work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
The work I submitted, 'Birth of Light – never, sometimes, always and ever', was created in 2022. It is part of what I call my 'Light Paintings'.
Transformation, transitions, states of suspension, the 'in-between', the open, the unknown as well as the associated questions of 'where from' and 'where to' interest me in terms of content. The titles of my works refer to these questions: for example 'Little Big Bang' or 'Fireswarm, 'The Heat is on', Tango with the ancestors'.
The work also undergoes a technical transformation process during its creation. Starting from light that is initially filtered in analogue form, a digital photo is created, which in turn goes through further (digital) filter phases before finally being returned to the physical world as a pigment print on Alu-Dibond. You could say: light becomes matter.
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Amélie von Heydebreck
born 1971 in Hamburg, DE
lives and works in Berlin, DE
Education and More
- Studied in Berlin and Heidelberg
- Editor of the features section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, editor of the features section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
- 2003 Co-founder and co-inventor of the German-language art magazine 'Monopol' and the Juno publishing house
- Publisher and creative director of 'Monopol'
- Later sold 'Monopol' to the Swiss publisher Ringier in order to be able to concentrate fully on her own artistic practice
- Since 2019 studio in the 'Gerichtshöfe' in Berlin
Selected Exhibition
2023
- ART MATTERS 8, online group exhibition, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne
- ABSTRACT, group exhibition, Semjon Contemporary, Berlin
- WAVES, group exhibition, The Space City, Hamburg
- METAMORPHOSIS, solo exhibition, Semjon Contemporary, Berlin
- TWO TIMES SPACETIME, solo exhibition, Galeria Snow, Berlin
2022
- UNIVERSE, group exhibition, Projektraum Brunnenstraße, Berlin
- UNTITLED ART MIAMI BEACH, exhibited as a guest artist at the Galerie Kleindienst Leipzig
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Sunday 10 December: Tom Cartmill – Finalist 9 of 15
TOM CARTMILL
Circle on Herringbone Grid Fragment XX, 2023
ink and pigments on paper, mounted on aluminium
75 x 61 x 2 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
On day 9 of our online group exhibition ART MATTERS 8, we are pleased to present the British artist TOM CARTMILL (b. 1965, lives and works in Reading, SE England) with a sculptural paper work exploring the possibilities offered by using a strict grid form and monochrome palette of ink. Read more about Tom Cartmill and his work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
This sculptural drawing is from an ongoing series exploring the possibilities offered by using a simple grid form with a monochrome palette of ink, on differing weights and finishes of cotton rag paper. The drawings are float-mounted on aluminium and prepared as '3d drawings'.
As well as questioning the ‘modernist grid’ and 'drawing' itself, change through time and the inevitable accumulation of experience are themes that underpin my practice. The way that buildings and much used objects age, weathering and transforming with the passage of time, is a constant source of inspiration. This directly relates to the methods used to make my work, where I combine conventional drawing and painting techniques with more innovative processes: Layers of media are built up, to be abraded, worn through in various ways, and perhaps removed or overlaid yet again, mirroring the passage of time and giving glimpses of the unfolding story of the making of the work itself.
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Tom Cartmill
born 1965
lives and works in Reading, SE England
www.tomcartmill.com
@tom_cartmill
Tom Cartmill is based in Reading (SE England), working from a studio unit on a farm just outside the town. Now settled in Berkshire, Tom has spent much of his adult life overseas, particularly in New Zealand, Southern Spain and Sicily. His work is exhibited widely and can be found in numerous private collections around the world, and also in a growing number of public and corporate collections.
Tom is gaining increasing recognition for his drawing: his work having been selected for a number of major exhibitions including the RA Summer Exhibition, London (2016 & 2017); The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (2022, 2021 & 2020) and the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (2022, 2019, 2017 & 2016). He also won the Rabley Editioning Prize in 2017 (seeing the launch of a new print edition at the London Original Print Fair at The Royal Academy of Arts, in 2018).
Amongst other exhibitions, his drawings have been selected for the Derwent Drawing Prize (2022 & 2016), The National Open Art Exhibition, The Discerning Eye (2018 & 2020), The Art Gemini Prize (2017) and the The New Art Prize, which toured the UK during 2020 and 2021. In 2022, on the strength of his submitted mixed media works, Tom was selected as a 'Future Now Artist' for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2022 (this comes after a prior selection in 2019 for his submission of drawings).
Selected Exhibitions (since 2016)
2023
- ART MATTERS 8, Galerie Biesenbach (online exhibition)
- 170th Annual Open, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol London Group Open, Copeland Gallery, London
- Winter Group Show, Linden Hall Studio Gallery, Deal
- Wells Art Contemporary, Wells Cathedral, Wells
- ART MATTERS 7, Galerie Biesenbach (online exhibition)
- Bath Art Prize, 44AD ArtSpace Gallery, Bath
- Abstract Art, Sir John Madejski Art Gallery, Reading Museum, Reading Colour & Monochrome, Tarpey Gallery, Derby
- Drawing Open, No Format Gallery, London
2022
- 196th Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- Derwent Art Prize, rue de Bretagne, Paris, France
- 169th Annual Open, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
- SSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- Reflections, Tarpey Gallery, Derby
- UNMUTE, Dunoon Burgh Hall, Dunoon, Scotland
- Derwent Art Prize, gallery@oxo, London
- Sense of Space, South Hill Park, Bracknell
- Help Ukraine: Without Reserve, Auction Collective (online auction)
- Drawing Open, No Format Gallery, London
2021
- Winter Group Show, Linden Hall Studio, Deal
- Fragments, One Paved Court, Richmond, London (solo)
- PHYLACTERY, Gallery46, Whitechapel, London
- New Light Art Prize, Bankside Gallery, London
- Wells Art Contemporary, Wells Cathedral
- Tarpey Open, Tarpey Gallery, Derby
- X+VI, Online Group Exhibition, New Art Project
- New Light Art Prize, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
- New Light Art Prize, Tullie House Art Gallery, Carlisle
- Reverberations, Irving Contemporary, Oxford (2 person)
- 195th Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2020
- 194th Annual Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- LOCKDOWN SERIES, Linden Hall, Deal
- OPEN iso, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford
- HouseBound, CAS (Chapel Art Studios), Andover
- BOOTH 07 | Online Viewing Rooms, Alfa Gallery. Miami, US
- Black or White, Cross Gallery, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
- New Light Art Prize Exhibition, Scarborough Art Gallery, Scarborough
- 36th Southwark Park Open, Southwark Galleries, London
- XS, Alfa Gallery. Miami, US ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
- Winter Group Show, Linden Hall Studio, Deal
2019
- 167 RWA Open, Royal West off England Academy, Bristol
- Past and Present Tense, The Crypt Gallery, London
- Lines etc, OnePaved Court, Richmond, London
- Micro, AIR Gallery, Manchester
- Black Swan Open, Frome
- Painting Open, No Format Gallery, London
- In Reading Gaol by Reading Town, Turbine House, Reading
- Artists’ Sketchbooks, Mount House Gallery, Marlborough College, Marlborough
- And Gather, Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury
2018
- Winter Group Show, Linden Hall Studio Contemporary Art Gallery, Deal
- London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy of Arts, London (with Rabley Gallery)
- Black Swan Open, Frome
- Patrons and Donors, Reading Museum and Art Gallery, Reading
- ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
- Painting Open, No Format Gallery, London
- Black Swan Open, Frome
- Drawing Open, No Format Gallery, London
2017
- Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
- The London Group Open, London
- SKETCH2017, Rabley Drawing Centre, Marlborough (& UK Tour)
- Art Gemini Prize, Asia House, London
- The National Open Art Competition, Bargehouse, London
- Drawn, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2016
- Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
- Derwent Art Prize, Mall Galleries, London
- 164 RWA Open, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
- Henley International Arts Festival, Henley-on-Thames
- Collaborations, Veronica Stuart Arts Trust & Studio 53, Salisbury
- Brighton Art Fair, Brighton
- Partitions, Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury
Selected Collections
- Reading Museum, UK
- University of Chichester
- Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice
- Abacus Group plc.
- Duchess of Kent Hospice
- New College Chapel, Oxford
- Rabley Gallery
- Xafinity Consulting Ltd.
- Numerous private collections in UK and Austria, Australia, Brazil, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United States
Selected Prizes & Awards
2022
- Aesthetica Art Prize 2022: Future Now Artist
2019
- Aesthetica Art Prize 2019: Future Now Artist
2017
- SKETCH2017 Prize Winner: ‘Rabley Editioning Prize’, sponsored by Rabley Contemporary Gallery, to develop a limited-edition print to be exhibited at the 2018 London Print Fair, The Royal Academy, London
Selected Publications
- Future Now Anthology 2019
- Aesthetica Art Prize (ISBN: 2398-6654)
- International Drawing Annual 13, Manifest Drawing Centre
- ING Discerning Eye Exhibition Catalogue 2018
- The Art & History of Whiteknights (ISBN: 978 1 909747616)
- International Drawing Annual 12, Manifest Drawing Centre (ISBN: 978 1 1940862231)
- SKETCH 2017, Open Sketchbook Drawing Prize Catalogue (ISBN: 978 0 992681715)
- Art & History of Whiteknights
- National Open Art Prize, Exhibition Catalogue (2017)
- Art Gemini Prize, Exhibition Catalogue (2017)
- Drawing Selected for AxisWeb 'Category of the Week' (March 2017)
- Derwent Art Prize, Exhibition Catalogue (Sep 2016)
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Saturday 9 December: Danil Yordanov – Finalist 8 of 15
DANIL YORDANOV
a\chr 116a, 2022
graphite on paper
40 x 30 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
On day 8 of our 9th ART MATTERS group exhibition, we are happy to present the Bulgarian artist DANIL YORDANOV (*1972, lives and works in Kaiserslautern, DE). His compositions seem like visual materializations of silence. A stillness that becomes a visual reality through the medium of graphite – from black to grey surfaces with a hint of metallic sheen. Read more about Danil Yordanov and his work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
I work with graphite - an interesting contemporary material. With its gradations of black and the ability to cover any surface and to emphasise reliefs, I paint on paper. And explore the transience and vulnerability of paper.
By drilling, scratching and cutting and always in search of different compositional variations, I deprive the format of its usual profile.
The cycle of works is called "a\chromatic cuts".
CV
Danil Yordanov
born in 1972, Balchik, Bulgaria
lives and works in Kaiserslautern, DE
www.danilyordanov.com
@danil.yordanov
Education
1997
- MA in Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria
Teaching Assignment
2002-2007
- Assistant professor in Varna Free Univesity, Varna, Bulgaria
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022
- Kunstraum Westpfalz, Kaiserslautern
2020
- Lachenmann Art, Frankfurt am Main, Konstanz, Germany
2019
- Galleria Contempo, Pergine Valsugana, Italy
2009
- Gallery Bulart, Varna, Bulgaria
2008
- Gallery Krug, Sofia, Bulgaria
2007
- G.Velchev Museum, Varna, Bulgaria
2005
- Uka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2004
- Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2003
- Art Gallery, Baltchik, Bulgaria
2002
- Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
1997
- Art Gallery, Dobritch, Bulgaria
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATTERS 8, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- August in Art, Varna, Bulgaria
2008
- August in Art, Varna, Bulgaria
2006
- August in Art, Varna, Bulgaria
2004
- August in Art, Varna, Bulgaria
- International Festival "Process-Space", Baltchik, Bulgaria
1996
- International Festival "Process-Space", Baltchik, Bulgaria
1995
- International Festival "Process-Space", Baltchik, Bulgaria
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Friday 8 December: Birgit Cauer – Finalist 7 of 15
BIRGIT CAUER
Litho Vital II, 2021
Cristallina marble, sprinkled with approx. 20 litres of hydrochloric acid for 6 weeks
93 x 63 x 4 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
On the 7th day of our 9th ART MATTERS group exhibition, we are pleased to present the German sculptor BIRGIT CAUER (*1961, lives and works in Berlin) as finalist 7 of 15. In experimental arrangements, Cauer increasingly exposes her stones to the effects of salts, acids and trace elements, making the processes of formation, transformation and corrosion visible and tangible. Read more about Birgit Cauer and her work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
In my sculptures, drawings, experimental installations and participatory works in public spaces, I explore the many facets of stone as a material and its role in the formation of living things. I examine sedimented limestones (Thüster limestone, travertine) and metamorphic, crystallised limestones (marbles).
For my sculptural exploration of these stones as carriers of the living, I open them up mechanically with a drill, hammer and chisel or chemically with acids and salts and explore their composition, their components. I follow the traces left in the stone, discover its structure and try to explore the limits of the material.
I let go of the idea that I can control the stone and leave it more and more to the effects of salts, acids and trace elements in experimental set-ups. In this way, the processes of formation, remodelling and corrosion become visible and tangible. The seemingly lifeless stone is transformed from a sculptural object into an idiosyncratic "actant" (cf. Bruno Latour, The Parliament of Things) and I get down to eye level with it and look, listen, smell, feel...
CV
Birgit Cauer
born 1961 in Frankfurt am Main, DE
lives and works in Berlin, DE
Education and More
1974-1980
- Lessons with the wood sculptor Chr. v. Kessel, Seeheim-Jugenheim
1980-1982
- Maths Studies, J.-W.-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/M.
1982-1989
- Study of Art Sciences M.A., Frankfurt/M.
1986-1991
- Working with marble and guest studies at the Accademia di Belle Arte in Carrara, Italiy
since 1992
- Freelance artist, exhibitions and projects in public space
seit 2004
- Studio in the Atelierhaus Panzerhalle, Potsdam/Groß Glienicke
2007-2011
- Member of Scotty Enterprises e.V., Kunstverein, Produzentengalerie, Berlin
since 2014
- Project management Neues Atelierhaus Panzerhalle e.V.
2019-2020
- Executive board Brandenburgischer Verband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler e.V. (BVBK)
2021
- Work stay in Peccia, Maggia-Tal, Schweiz
since 2022
- Executive board berufsverband bildender künstler*innen berlin e.V (bbk-Berlin e.V.)
Selected Scholarships and Grants
2021
- Open development project, VG-Bildkunst
2019
- Studio funding, Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur, Brandenburg
2018
- Residency grant TARE Steigen AIR, Norwegen, Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur, Brandenburg
2016
- Catalogue funding by the Kulturbeirates Charlottenburg - Wilmersdorf, Berlin
2013
- Work scholarship at the Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur, Brandenburg
2011-2012
- Project funding ÜBER LEBENSKUNST, Schule der Kulturstiftung des Bundes
2009
- Dong-Wang-University, Hualien, Taiwan
1999 and 2009
- Käthe-Dorsch-und-Agnes-Straub-Stiftung
Selected Works and Projects in Public Space
2023
- TERRA EXALTA, Deutsch-Polnisches Bildhauersymposium, Bernau
- LAPI-LOG / LAPI-LIEGE, Straße des Friedens, Schweinstal-Krickenbach, Symposium
2022-2024
- LITHO VITAL I, Lichthof des Historischen Museums Frankfurt / Main
2019
- HAUSSTEINE, Park-KiTa Jungfernheide, Berlin (competition, realised)
2017-2019
- GROSS GLIENICKE KLOPFT STEIN TEIL 1 UND 2, Collective Sculptures, Potsdam, www.grossglienickeklopftstein.wordpress.com
2016
- PLANSPIEL HÜTTE, Participative Installation, Potsdam www.planspielhuette.tumblr.com
2015
- ERNTEKANAL, Participative Project, Yorckstraße, Potsdam, www.erntekanal.tumblr.com
2014
- WASSER, Installation, Alter Markt, Potsdam
2010
- DAS FLÄMISCHE HAUS, Kunstwanderweg Hoher Fläming, Belzig, realised (cat.)
2044/2007
- DAS LEBENDIGE LABYRINTH, Kloster Helfta, Lutherstadt-Eisleben
1997
- LEIBRÄUME, Kunstwanderweg Behringen, realised (cat.)
1995
- SONNENCHRONOMETER (together with Jürgen Engel) 3. Europa-Biennale Niederlausitz, Braunkohletagebau (cat.)
Works in Collections
Schlossparkmuseum Bad Kreuznach; Cauer-Gesellschaft Bad Kreuznach; Skulpturenpark Bad Nauheim, Galerie AE, Potsdam; Private Collections in Berlin, Potsdam, Bad Kreuznach, Darmstadt, Frankfurt and more
Selected Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATTERS 8, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- KÖRPER, Steinskulpturenmuseum / Fondation Kubach-Wilmsen, Bad Münster am Stein
- FRAGIL, HilbertRaum, Berlin
- MATERIAL, Scotty – Projektraum, Berlin
2022
- WHAT MATTERS, Karlskirche, Kassel (S)
- PETRA - MORPHOLOGIE DER STEINE, Weißfrauen Diakoniekirche, Frankfurt/Main (S)
2021/2022
- IN DER TIEFE IST DER OZEAN SCHWARZ, kuratiert von Rahel Schrohe, Projektraum Alte
- Feuerwache, Berlin-Friedrichshain (S)
- LITHO VITAL, Versuchsanordnung, Arbeitsaufenthalt, Peccia, Switzerland
2020
- 25 JAHRE AKTIONSRAUM PANZERHALLE, Kunstverein Kunsthaus Potsdam und Kommunale
- Galerie Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
2019
- THE CONSEQUENCES OF FISHING, Galerie M, Potsdam mit Ina Abuschenko-Matwejewa
- FRAGMENT, Guardini-Galerie, Berlin
- SOBALD ICH MICH BEWEGE, WIRD ES EIGENTLICH PERSÖNLICH, kuratiert von Rahel Schrohe, The KitchenAufderhoehe, Arlesheim, Switzerland
- DROPPING DRIFTING DREAMING mit K. Gausmann, K. v. Lehmann, Kunstverein Neukölln
2018
- DIE KUNST DES GLAUBENS, Boxmeer, Netherlands
- SYSTEM B KEIME DES LICHTS. Kommunale Galerie Historischer Gewölbekeller Berlin- Spandau (S)
2017
- FREILEGEN (mit Andrea Flemming), Marienkirche Sangerhausen, sponsored by the Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt (S)
- EINE HANDVOLL WIRKS, einszueins-Kunst in der Königlichen Backstube, Berlin (S)
- DER BRANDENBURG-ATLAS, Brandenburgischer Kunstverein (BKV), Potsdam
- AOK- KUNST - TRIFFT GESUNDHEIT, verschiedene Orte in Brandenburg (cat.)
2015
- MADE IN POTSDAM, Kunstraum Potsdam
2014
- PFLEGEANWEISUNG, Galerie Wedding, Berlin
- INVERSE / I WISH, Langfang Cultural Association Gallery, Guangyang, China
- Science Lounge, Gerhard-Ertl-Center, UniCat, TU-Berlin
2013
- INDUSTRIA ANIMABILIS, Interaktive Installation, Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, Bremen
2012
- PARADESTÜCKE, Schloss Sacrow, Potsdam
- LICHT, Darmstädter Sezession, Darmstadt
2011
- OPUS FLUIDUM, Galerie Herold, Bremen
- FLUXUS ALBARIUM FLECTUM, GEHAG-Forum, Berlin
Selected Competitions
2023
- Percent for Art, Integrierte Gesamtschule, Rheinzabern, 2nd stage
2021
- Percent for Art, Landesamt für Geologie und Bergwesen, Halle, 2nd stage
2020
- Percent for Art: KiTa „Im Freschfeld“, Trier, 2nd place
2019
- Percent for Art: PARK KITA Jungfernheide, Berlin, realised
2018
- Percent for Art: Oberstufenzentrum Lise-Meitner, Berlin, offen, 2nd stage
Selected Lectureships
since 2004
- Teaching assignment for stone sculpture, FB Kunsttherapie, Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee
2016
- Teaching assignment summer project stone sculpture, Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee
since 1994
- Sculpture workshops for amateurs
Selected Catalogues and Publications
2016
- Portrait in NATURSTEIN and Special Print, Ebner-Verlag Ulm
2009
- Catalogue Birgit Cauer LEIBESRÄUME, sine-causa-Verlag, Berlin
2008
- Catalogue Birgit Cauer LEIBESDINGE, sine-causa-Verlag, Berlin
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Thursday 7 December: Alejandro Javaloyas – Finalist 6 of 15
ALEJANDRO JAVALOYAS
La prédiction de Thalès, 2023
toner ink, acetone transfer, acrylic paint, staples, cold-pressed watercolor paper, polyester organza, beechwood
44 x 34 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
Day 6 of our 9th ART MATTERS group show: We are pleased to present the Spanish painter ALEJANDRO JAVALOYAS (*1987, lives and works in Toulouse, FR) whose practice delves deeply into the intricate nuances of absence, emptiness, and silence. Read more about Alejandro Javaloyas and his work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
Crafting Atmospheres of Absence, Emptiness, and Silence
My practice delves deeply into the intricate nuances of absence, emptiness, and silence. Much like in music, where the intervals of nothingness between notes become powerful conduits for dramatic tension and resonance, my art accentuates the spaces in between—the atmosphere, the edges, the unseen, the off-field. This philosophy aligns with the tintinnabuli creative approach by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, where the interplay of silence and simplicity births a realm of space, clarity, and undiluted tones. For me, feel, tone, and mood transcend mere elements; they define the core of my creations.
Recurring motifs punctuate my work: floating matter, levitating spheres, hovering rocks, and enigmatic circles. These symbols, reminiscent of cosmic wonders and distant planetary surfaces, anchor the viewer in a universe where the known converges with the mysterious, the eery, the uncanny.
A tapestry of diverse inspirations informs my vision. My environment, particularly other artistic expressions, profoundly shapes my perspective. Filmmakers like Antonioni, Tarkovski, Lynch, and Haneke, celebrated for their unorthodox narrative and atmospheric density, have significantly influenced my approach. Musicians such as Arvo Pärt, Björk, Radiohead, and Ólafur Arnalds, with their ethereal yet deep compositions, deeply resonate with my artistic ethos. In the realm of painting, luminaries like Jaromír Novotný, Otis Jones, Ron Gorchov, and Fernando Zóbel guide my exploration into silence, minimalism, and mysticism.
My artistic endeavors traverse three distinct yet interconnected domains.
- In post-abstraction, I partake in a dialogue inspired by Spanish Informalism and French Tachisme, repurposing found objects, books, and aged canvases through various techniques, from doodling and painting to airbrushing and screenprinting.
- In ultra-photography, I leverage cutting-edge AI technology to produce images that challenge conventional photographic paradigms. These images, UV-printed onto photographic or Polaroid paper, question traditional notions of authenticity and the photographic medium understood as evidence.
- Lastly, in sculpture, I breathe new life into forgotten, discarded objects, unveiling their poetic potential. Through my sculptural works, I delve into concepts of lightness, equilibrium, and balance, transforming the mundane into the profound and giving discarded materials a renewed sense of beauty.
The foundation of my work lies in the unpredictable nature of abstraction, where unexpected outcomes and uncontrolled material accidents often lead to profound results. Embracing the idea that chance can often produce more compelling outcomes than deliberate intent is both humbling and essential to my practice. In a parallel vein, my integration of CLIP models—prompt-to-image AI software—introduces a similar element of unpredictability. These tools, with their inherent uncertainty, take the reins, proposing images autonomously. My role then transforms: rather than creating, I curate, selecting what resonates and discarding what doesn't. This synergy between the spontaneous nature of abstraction and the AI-driven creative process defines my unique artistic approach.
In essence, my art beckons viewers on a journey—a voyage where questions hold greater value than answers. I strive to create atmospheric, eery, and contemplative pieces that invite interpretation. As painter Ian McKeever astutely observed, “Good paintings don’t provide answers... A painting that reveals all has lost its essence.” Through my creations, I seek to kindle a sense of wonder, curiosity, and introspection.
CV
Alejandro Javaloyas
1987 born in Mallorca, ES
lives and works in Toulouse, FR
www.alejandrojavaloyas.com
@alejandro_javaloyas
Education
2023
- 5th Cohort of the VCA Residency, online
2022
- Turps Correspondence Mentorship Course, by Turps Banana, online
- Abstract Painting Mentorship Program with Ty Nathan Clark, online
2011
- MA in Film Direction (Summa Cum Laude), University of Barcelona
2009
- BA in Fine Arts (Summa Cum Laude), University of Barcelona, Spain
Solo Exhibitions
2023
- "Floating Matter", curated by Fernando Gómez de la Cuesta, at Casal de Cultura Can Gelabert, Mallorca, Spain
2022
- "Social Anxiety" on Exchange/Oncyber (online)
2021
- "Con Ziritione" at Uco Space, Mallorca, Spain
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
- "ART MATTERS 8" at Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, Germany (online)
- "Incorporalis: The Abstract Exhibit" curated by SuperChief Gallery at NFT Rome 2023, Italy
- "Catharsis" curated by Julien Delagrange for CAI Gallery (online)
- "Digital Abstract Expressionism" curated by SkyGolpe for FakeWhale (online)
- "Proof of People x Refraction" curated by Micol Ap during NFT-NYC 2023 at Zero Space in NYC, USA
- "VCA Residency 5th Cohort" curated by Micol Ap for objkt (online)
- "From Thought to Form" curated by Flannel Collective for Foundation (online)
2022
- "Superchief Gallery x NEO SHIBUYA TV: The Bastards", in Shibuya, Japan
- "Collider: Exploring the intersection between digital and physical abstraction", curated by Richard Chappelow for SuperRare (online)
- "The Bastards - Post and Experimental Photography on the Tezos Blockchain" curated by Kika Nicolela at Superchief Gallery in Los Angeles, USA
- "Futr Artists" curated by Lorenzo Ruggiero at NFT Show Europe in Valencia, Spain
- "House of Abstract" curated by Alisha Anglin, Mel Shapcott and Lesley Grainger, on Voxels (online)
- "NFT Gallery" curated by Haley Karren and Exchange Art, at Solana HH Paris, France
- "Ephemeral / Eternal" at PXP Contemporary, curated By Alicia Puig (online)
- "ART MATTERS 5" at Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, Germany (online)
2021
- "100 unter 1000" at Galerie Schindler LAB in Postdam, Berlin, Germany
- "Visibility & Remembrance: Standing with the Trans* Community", hosted by the University of South Florida (online)
2007
- "Award Finalists Exhibition" at Fundación Barceló, Mallorca, Spain
2006
- "Malena Tous School of Art: Student Exhibition" at Centro Cultural Flassaders, Mallorca, Spain
2005
- "Malena Tous School of Art: Student Exhibition" at Centro Cultural Flassaders, Mallorca, Spain
2004
- "Malena Tous School of Art: Student Exhibition" at Centro Cultural Flassaders, Mallorca, Spain
Selected Commissions
2021
- “Suceden Tardes,” (Ed. Sloper), by Marcos Augusto, book cover
- “Cool,” by New Body Electric, album cove
Awards
2006
- Recipient, Summa Cum Laude Award and tuition scholarship, Ministry of Education and Culture of Spain (MEC)
Press
2021
- "A Route To The Unknown: Interview With Alejandro Javaloyas" for Create! Magazine
- "Artist Diaries: Alejandro Javaloyas" for Piece With Artist
- "Interview to Alejandro Javaloyas" for Ara Balears Newspaper
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Wednesday 6 December: Stephen Whatcott – Finalist 5 of 15
STEPHEN WHATCOTT
Italian Operas, 2023
acrylic on canvas
30 x 20 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
Day 5/finalist 5: We are happy to continue our 9th ART MATTERS online group show with the presentation of the British artist STEPHEN WHATCOTT (*1983, lives and works in Worcestershire, UK), whose abstract paintings seek to demonstrate instinctive, expressive mark making while still retaining a balanced composition. Read more about Stephen Whatcott and his work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
My abstract paintings seek to demonstrate instinctive, expressive mark making while still retaining a balanced composition.
The emotional impact of the image is always the primary focus of these paintings. Ranging from great, colossal walls of paint to more free-flowing expressive forms, they are built up in many textured layers with each layer referring to the marks made previously throughout the entire process. Composed largely instinctively, the paintings are physical, both in technique and presence, but ultimately attempt to communicate on an emotional level.
With roots based in drawing, my work tends to utilise line and form. These largely monochrome abstract paintings explore solidity, texture and composition, often executed in a seemingly aggressive, or at least expressive, manner.
It is in the fundamental components of vitality, drive and feeling, the things that epitomise being alive, that are being conveyed in these pictures.
CV
Stephen Whatcott
1983 born in Cheltenham, UK
lives and works in Hampton, Worcestershire, UK
www.stephenwhatcott.com
@stephenwhatcott
Education
- self-taught
Solo Exhibitions
2018
- Heikko, Curious Duke Gallery, London
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATTERS 8, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- ART MATTERS 7, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- Affordable Art Fair, Battersea (Spring), London (with Caiger Art)
2022
- ART MATTERS 5, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- Affordable Art Fair, Battersea (Autumn), London (with Caiger Art)
- Black Swan Arts Open 2022, Black Swan Arts, Frome, Somerset
- Affordable Art Fair, Battersea (Spring), London (with Caiger Art)
2021
- Affordable Online Art Fair
2020
- A6 Murals Worldwide, a project by Lydia Wierenga, Netherlands
- Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
2018
- Winter, Highgate Contemporary Art, London
- Summer Group Show, Curious Duke Gallery, London
- The Big Mix, Highgate Contemporary Art, London
- The Secret Art Prize 2017, The Hoxton Hotel, Shoreditch, London
2017
- The Secret Art Prize 2017, The Hoxton Hotel, Shoreditch, London
- Summer Love, Curious Duke Gallery, London
- Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, London
- Three100, No Format Gallery, London
2016
- A Curious Christmas, Curious Duke Gallery, London
- SOHO Pop-Up, L'Escargot, London
- The Art Garden Party, Curious Duke Gallery, London
- The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 2016, Mall Galleries, London
2015
- Mix 2, The Underdog Gallery, London
- Secret Art Prize - The Winners, Curious Duke Gallery, London
- The Pancakes & Booze Art Show, Studio Spaces E1, London
- The Creative Bubble Pop-Up Show (April edition), Roxy Bar & Screen, London
- The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 2015, Mall Galleries, London
2014
- The Curious Art-Pie Show, Curious Duke Gallery, London
- The Creative Bubble Pop-Up Show (November edition), Roxy Bar & Screen, London
- The Creative Bubble Pop-Up Show (September edition), Roxy Bar & Screen, London
2012
- Open Exhibition 2012, Number 8 Gallery, Pershore
2011
- OH! Oxford House, London
- Second Glance, Brick Lane Gallery, London
2008
- Innate Ability IV, Number 8 Gallery, Pershore
2005
- Innate Ability I, Number 8 Gallery, Pershore
Self-initiated Exhibitions
2013
- Solo show @ The Regal Cinema, Evesham
Bibliography & Features
2018
- The Plus Paper, “Read between the lines” March 2018
Awards
2015
- Secret Art Prize: Category Winner: Painting
2012
- Number 8 Gallery Special Merit Award
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Tuesday 5 December: Jamie Drouin – Finalist 4 of 15
JAMIE DROUIN
Untitled (05-10-23-1), 2023
acrylic and watercolour on wood panel
40,5 x 40,5 x 4 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
It is day 4 of our 9th ART MATTERS online group exhibition and we are pleased to present the Canadian artist JAMIE DROUIN (*1970, lives and works in Victoria, BC) who creates contemplative and minimalist artworks influenced by ecological processes. Read more about Jamie Drouin and his work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
Developed through the application of countless thin layers of pigment, Drouin leads the viewer into a state of stillness and introspection on the often overlooked subtle patterns and muted textures found in the natural world. His resulting small-scale paintings create a quietly charged and private experience between the viewer, the visual depth of the material surfaces, and the wall it rests on.
Drouin’s visual art has been featured in solo exhibitions in Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, Germany, and Kazakhstan, while his parallel work as a composer and sound artist has appeared at international venues such as the Henry Art Gallery, Biennial of the Americas, Mutek, and TodaysArt. He has also collaborated with artists including David Sylvian, Lance Austin Olsen, Lucio Capece, and John Tilbury.
CV
Jamie Drouin
born 1970 in Victoria, BC, CAN
lives and works in. Victoria, BC, CAN
www.jamiedrouin.com
@jamiedrouin
Education
2014
- Mentorships with Antoine Beuger (Haan), Christian Kesten (Berlin), and Frank Bretschneider (Berlin)
1993-94
- Victoria College of Art, Victoria, Canada
1990-93
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) - University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
1989-90
- Western Academy of Photography, Victoria, Canada
Solo Exhibitions
2015
- Liebig12, Berlin, Germany
2012
- Skolska 28, Prague, Czech Republic
2011
- Shishmaref Community Hall, Sarichef, Alaska
2009
- Croxhapox, Ghent, Belgium (performance)
2008
- SPro Photo: Master of Photography, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2007
- Chateau Rouge, Prague, Czech Republic (performance)
2005
- Beacon Hill Park Bird Aviary, Victoria, Canada
2004
- Leica Bei Meister, Hamburg, Germany
2003
- The Leica Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2002
- Tao Gallery, Hong Kong
2001
- Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria, Canada
Selected 2-Person Exhibitions
2013
- SoundFjord, London, England
- Pardon To Tu, Warsaw, Poland (performance)
- Dampfzentrale, Bern, Switzerland (performance)
2012
- Reed Arts Week, Portland, US
- Neutral Ground, Regina, Canada
2011-12
- Sounds in a Room, Victoria, Canada (performance)
2011
- Sucked Orange Gallery, Berlin, Germany (performance)
- Galerie Metro, Berlin, Germany (performance)
- Skolska 28, Prague, Czech Republic (performance)
- Madame Claude, Berlin, Germany (performance)
- Lúz Gallery, Victoria, Canada
- Open Space, Victoria, Canada
2009
- La Société de Curiosité, Paris, France (performance)
- Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, US
2007
- Club Transmediale/DISK, Berlin, Germany (performance)
- Küle, Berlin, Germany (performance)
2006
- Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, US (performance)
2003
- Folly Gallery, Lancaster, England
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATTERS 8, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, Germany (online)
2014
- MoTA, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2013
- Audio Art Festival, Kraków, Poland (performance)
- Cafe OTO, London, England (performance)
2012
- The Chapel, Seattle, US (performance)
2011
- Altes Finanzamt, Berlin, Germany (performance)
- NK, Berlin, Germany (performance)
2010
- Lúz Gallery, Victoria, Canada
- Satellite Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
- Open Space Gallery, Victoria, Canada
- Biennial of the Americas, Denver, US (performance)
- Mutek, Montreal, Canada (performance)
2009
- TodaysArt, The Hague, Netherlands (performance)
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, Canada
2008
- Communikey, Boulder, US (performance)
2007
- Decibel, Seattle, US
- Mutek, Montreal, Canada (performance)
- Grunt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
- Portland Art Center, Portland, US
2006
- 2:13 Festival, Athens, Greece
- Guestroom Gallery, Portland, US
- Mutek, Montreal, Canada (performance)
2005
- Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal, Canada (performance)
2004
- Open Space Gallery, Victoria, Canada
2001
- Open Space Gallery, Victoria, Canada
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, Canada
Grants & Awards
2016
- Canada Council for the Arts - Project Grant
2014
- Canada Council for the Arts - Project Grant
2012
- Canada Council for the Arts - Travel Grant (CZ)
2011
- BC Arts Council - Project Grant
2010
- Canada Council for the Arts - Project Grant
2005
- IPA Photographer of the Year - Honourable Mention
- BC Arts Council - Project Grant
2003
- Canada Council for the Arts - Travel Grant (JP)
- Canada Council for the Arts - Travel Grant (UK)
1994
- Freeman Patterson Photography Award
Artist in Residence & Guest Speaker
2015
- EMS, Stockholm, Sweden
2012
- Skolska 28, Prague, Czech Republic
- Reed College, Portland, US
2010
- University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
2009
- City of Victoria, Canada
2006
- Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, US
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Monday 4 December: Simone Pick – Finalist 3 of 15
SIMONE PICK
Fläche im Raum 2 - mbrace, 2023
glazed ceramic
37,5 x 20 x 19 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
It is the 3rd day of our 9th ART MATTERS online group exhibition and today we are pleased to present the Cologne artist SIMONE PICK (*1966 in Krefeld). The basis of her sculptures is always a supposedly "simple" form such as plates and blocks, which are opened up into complexity through incisions and sometimes subsequent moulding, thus revealing a new form that already lies within them. Read more about Simone Pick and her work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
In my work, I deal with the topic of cuts and their effects - in my view a deeply human topic, both individually and socially.
What are the effects of cuts? What associations do they create in my works? Injury or opening, compression or free space, solidification or movement, change and further development?
The sculptures are always based on a supposedly "simple" form such as slabs and blocks, which are opened up into complexity through incisions and, in some cases, subsequent moulding. They reveal a new form that already lies within them.
Depending on the material and its possibilities for taking up and realising the theme, a range of sculptures and sculptures emerge that develop a strong change in form through to works in which the focus is entirely on the cut. I am currently working with bronze, steel, clay, paper and wood.
CV
Simone Pick
born 1966 in Krefeld, DE
lives and works as a freelance artist in Cologne, DE since 2019
Education/Professional Experience
2020-2021
- Advanced sculpture class, Bildhauerhalle Bonn
2016-2020
- Basic and postgraduate studies in sculpture, sculpture and installation, Bildhauerhalle Bonn with Paul Advena
1991-2019
- Business graduate, held various senior marketing positions, Design Thinking Coaches
- Artistic development and training begins in parallel, including various sculpture seminars, especially stone sculpture
Selected Exhibitions
2024
- Art Karlsruhe, One Artist Show, BEGE Galerien
2023
- Online Group Exhibition „ART MATTERS 8“, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne
- „schwarzweiß-weißschwarz“, BEGE Galerien Ulm
- Art Karlsruhe, One Artist Show, BEGE Galerien
- „Interaktionen“, Kunstverein Bad Godesberg
2022
- Kunstmesse Frauenmuseum Bonn
- Art Market Budapest, Galerie m beck
- Bildhauerische Einzelausstellung Galerie m beck, Homburg / Saar
- Offene Ateliers Köln
- Group Exhibition „Shades Of Grey“, Stage Gallery Cologne
- Group Exhibition “All That Glitters”, Stage Gallery Cologne
2021
- Group Exhibition Projektraum Skulptur, Bonn
- Offene Ateliers Cologne
2020
- Group Exhibition „Verdichtung und Auflösung“, Bildhauerhalle Bonn
- Offene Ateliers Cologne
2019
- Werkschau Basisstudium Bildhauerei, Bildhauerhalle Bonn
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Sunday 3 December: Jan Jansen – Finalist 2 of 15
JAN JANSEN
Rückzug ins Eigenheim, 2021
oil on cotton
60 x 50 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
Day 2: We are delighted to continue our 9th ART MATTERS online group exhibition today with the presentation of German artist JAN JANSEN (*1988, lives and works in Bergisch Gladbach). With his eye for beauty in ugliness, he transforms inconspicuous house facades, corrugated iron cladding, bridge pillars and transformer houses into exciting colour compositions. Read more about Jan Jansen and his work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
I paint the things that I see every day, that surround and inspire me.
Contrary to all the "back to nature" trends, I deal with "utility architecture", a form of architecture that is familiar to everyone, to which everyone has or can relate. What interests me here is not an "ideal image" or a nostalgic moment, but a thoroughly documentary interest in the environment.
However, the places shown in my works are not real places but prototypes. My motifs are all invented, constructed and composed.
These monuments of urbanity, frozen in their arbitrariness and unlovedness, offer the possibility of seeing colour, composition etc. in a different context:
it is not "pure beauty" that plays a role here, but practicality and the resulting inconsistencies, for example the provisional nature, subsequently unprofessionally laid cables or repairs to the façade and the like.
I am interested in these inconsistencies. They give us information about the residents or owners of the house, about their values or preferences, their interests and also about our own. In this way, a corner where visitors to a drinking establishment relieve themselves can become a chronicle of our time. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising, but romanticising.
In terms of narrative form and structure, I orientate myself on short stories. So I have adopted the genre principles/characteristics of these; for example:
- The story should be able to be read in one act.
- The message of the text is not obvious at first glance and much has to be deduced by the reader by reading between the lines and linking actions (iceberg model).
- The literary design is usually based on a hidden ambiguity or ambivalence: the everyday event described refers to more complex problems that can often be inferred via metaphors and leitmotifs.
- An open ending, often with a punch line, prompts the reader to reflect on the events, because questions remain unanswered; the reader has to read between the lines.
- In contrast, judgements, interpretations and solutions are largely avoided.
CV
Jan Jansen
born 1988 in Cologne, DE
lives and works in Bergisch Gladbach, DE
www.jan-jansen-art.de
@janjansenart
Education
2017
- Diploma in "Fine Arts“ (ABK Stuttgart)
2016
- Completion of 1st state examination / change to the diploma programme "Fine Arts" (ABK Stuttgart)
2011
- Specialised class for "Free Painting" with Prof. Peter Chevalier at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
2010
- Studies at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart under Prof. Volker Lehnert
Awards/Scholarships
2022
- Scholarship of the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture Baden-Würrtemberg, for the series: Intermezzo, Impressions between the crises
2021
- Scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and Culture for the series: Carnival ban despite compulsory masks
2016
- Academy Prize of the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart for the Chevalier class
2015
- Winner of the first prize of the 36th International Takifuji Art Awards, Tokyo, Japan
Various
Member of the Künstlerbund Baden-Württemberg e.V. since 2019
Selected Exhibitions (since 2018)
2023
- „ART MATTERS 8“, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (G, online)
- „Interessante Zeiten“, Galerie Kunstbezirk, Gustav-Siegle-Haus, Stuttgart (G)
- „Konsens“, Galerie im Bürgerhaus der Stadt Sulzfeld (G)
- „Blick Fang, Verbotenes Terrain“, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, Kaufbeuren (G)
2022
- „Kausalität ist Verhandlungsache“, Kunstverein Wagenhalle, Tor 10, Stuttgart (G)
(Dieses Projekt wird gefördert durch ein Stipendium des Ministeriums für Wissenschft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Würrtemberg.)
- „Karnevalsverbot trotz Maskenpflicht“ Galerie Schacher 2, Böblingen (S)
(Dieses Projekt wird gefördert durch ein Stipendium des Ministeriums für Wissenschft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Würrtemberg)
2021
- „Harte Zeiten“ Galerie Miejska, Bydgoszcz (Polen)/Port 25, Mannheim (G)
- „In Abgrenzung zu Ungegenständlichem und Gegenstandslosen“ Galerie Microssage/ Galerie Hausgeburt, Stuttgart (G)
- „Stadtwerk“ Galerie Schacher Raum für Kunst, Stuttgart (S)
2020
- „The Dark Side of the Room”,Galerie Schacher Raum für Kunst, PR, Stuttgart (G)
- „In aller Stille“, Galerie Kunstbezierk, Gustav-Siegle-Haus, Stuttgart (G)
- „Neu(n)“, Galerie Schacher, Stuttgart (G)
2019
- „Kunst auf Abwegen“ Rathaus Nagold/Ahape Design, Nagold (G & S)
- „Arbeiten der Klasse Chevalier zum 250. Jubiläum der Mondlandung“, Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, Neubau 2 (G)
- „Speicherplätze“, Galerie Schacher Raum für Kunst, PR, Stuttgart (G)
- „Unterwegs wohin?“ Sparkasse Karlsruhe (G)
2018
- Jan Jansen, Annette Meincke-Nagy – „Faces/Fassaden = architektonische Gemälde und figürliche Skulpturen“, Galerie Schacher Raum für Kunst, Stuttgart (S)
- „Sach mal“ Jung + Gegenständlich, Rotes Haus, Meersburg (G)
- 6. Eb Dietzsch Kunstpreis für Malerei, Hauptstelle der Volksbank Jena Gera (G)
- „Ist die Welt aus den Fugen geraten?“, Sparkasse Karlsruhe (G)
Catalogues
- „Harte Zeiten/ Cieskie Czasy“, ISBN 978-3-96912-158-0, 2023
- „SACH MAL! jung + gegenständlich“, ISBN 978-3-945396-11-7, 2018
- „Eb Dietzsch Kunstpreis für Malerei“, ISBN 978-3-931635-95-4, 2018
- „Gopea 2015“, ISBN 978-3-86206-520-2, 2015
- „rumkugeln bubespitzle kingsroad“, herausgegeben durch Horvath und Partners, 2014
Selected Public Collections
- Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart
- Kreissparkasse Esslingen
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Saturday 2 December: Paul Ahl – Finalist 1 of 15
PAUL AHL
Dispersion 94, 2023
concrete, pigment
98,5 x 28 x 8,5 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
Kick-off: We begin our 9th ART MATTERS Online Group Exhibition with the presentation of the German artist PAUL AHL (*1983, lives and works in Heilbronn), whose concrete wall sculpture oscillates between lightness and heaviness, softness and hardness in an exciting interplay of material, form and colour. Read more about Paul Ahl and his work below.
We have selected a total of 15 finalists from the applications received for our last Open Artist Call. Until 16 December, we will present these artists and their submitted works one after the other here on our website and on Instagram. Every day at 6pm CET we will unveil another name and a new artwork, so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole.
On Sunday 17 December we will announce the winners of our online competition: At 5pm the 2nd prize will be awarded (online solo show) and at 6pm the 1st prize (invitation to a group exhibition in our gallery).
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is an oscillation between intention and coincidence. Coincidence, accident, mistake is a big part of the working process.
I appropriate everyday, forgotten and abandoned materials and things that do not initially belong in an art context. Usually of no great material value, the things had a specific functional task, were used in the truest sense - a process of transformation. Intuitive experimentation and an element of surprise.
I visualise existing traces that refer to original contexts. Not only something ordinary, purely functional, sometimes even seemingly worthless, sometimes repulsive, becomes something that can be experienced aesthetically and sensually. Our perception of the everyday world may also be expanded in its visualisation.
Art needs a level of disgustingness. Art is an expression of vitality, of life.
CV
Paul Ahl
born 1983 in Heilbronn, DE
lives and works as a freelance artist in Freiburg since 2014
Education
2021
- Teaching assignment, free working on stone, Edith Maryon Kunstschule Freiburg
2010-14
- Sculpture studies, Edith Maryon Kunstschule Freiburg
2007-10
- working as a stonemason
2004-07
- Apprenticeship as a stonemason and stone sculptor
Scholarships/Awards
2021
- Project grant for the promotion of artistic practice, MWK Baden-Württemberg
- Scholarship E-LAB Urban Summer, E-Werk Freiburg
Selected Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATTERS 8, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- BLASS BIS HEITER, Projektraum Rochade, Karlsruhe
- URBAN GARDEN, Kunstraum K634, Cologne (S)
- VOM FLIEGEN UND FALLEN, Galerie Marek Kralewski, Freiburg (S)
2022
- POST-IT, Pförtnerhaus, Off Space, Freiburg
- Deep Moments, Regionale 23, Kunst Raum Riehen, Riehen, CH
- WECHSELWIRKUNG, GeorgScholzHaus, Kunstforum Waldkirch
- Daraus die Essenz, im Rahmen von Open Art Freiburg, Destillerie Onsen, Freiburg (S)
- KOMMERZTM _ DER GARTEN EDEN, Galerie Marek Kralewski, Freiburg
2021
- Finale Regionale_Pantone Classic Blue, Kunstverein Heilbronn
- SPANNUNGSFELD, Museum "Altes Rathaus" Leingarten
2020
- DIE TRAUMLANDE, Galerie Marek Kralewski, Freiburg
- VORRATSKAMMER, Künstlerhaus Heilbronn
- AUF:GABE, DELPHI SPACE, Freiburg
2019
- SPLENDID ISOLATION – NOT IN OUR NAME., Regionale 20, Kunst Raum Riehen, Riehen, CH
- Positions Berlin Art Fair (Selected Positions), Galerie Marek Kralewski, Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin
- art Karlsruhe, Galerie Marek Kralewski, Karlsruhe
- Kunststein, Mojäk Galerie, Heilbronn (S)
- UMVERPACKUNG, Galerie Marek Kralewski, Freiburg (S)
2018
- Hybrid, depot.K e.V. Kunstprojekt Freiburg (S)
- Black And White (And Red All Over): Part III, Organ KritischerKunst, Berlin
- SCOPE Basel, Galerie ArtHelix I SHIM Brooklyn, Basel
- Was bleibt, im Rahmen von Open Art Freiburg, Freiburg (S)
2017
- ÜBER LICHT UND SCHATTEN, Künstlerhaus Heilbronn
- UND#9, Dragoner Kaserne, Karlsruhe
2016
- Spuren finden. Zeichen setzen., Regionale17, Kunsthaus L6, Freiburg
- Bruchstelle, Museum "Altes Rathaus" Leingarten (S)
- #ERDE., Kunsthistorisches Institut, Bonn
- Coming home with art, Complex23, Heilbronn (S)
2015
- Donaueschinger Regionale 7, Donaueschingen
2014
- DREIRAUM, Kunstverein March, March-Hugstetten
- „was hält uns.“ Maria Magdalena Kirche und Glashaus, Freiburg
Selected Collections
2022
- PEAC, Paul Ege Art Collection, Freiburg
2020
- Regierungspräsidium Freiburg - städtische Sammlung Freiburg
2019
- SAMMLUNG JAKOB, Freiburg
2016
- Regierungspräsidium Freiburg - städtische Sammlung Freiburg
Works in private ownership and private collections
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ART MATTERS 8 – Special Summer Edition
Online Group Exhibition
Winner
Eric Keller
(group exhibition Landscapes from September 2024)
ERIC KELLER: Winner ART MATTERS Summer 2023
Congratulations to ERIC KELLER: The German artist (born 1985, lives and works in Dresden) is the winner of our ART MATTERS Summer 2023 competition with his painting “Einfahrt" (“Driveway“, 2022, oil on wood, 60 x 85 cm)!
We cordially invite him to participate with a selection of his works in a group exhibition on the theme LANDSCAPES at our gallery in Cologne in September 2024!
Eric Keller's pictures show places, cities and landscapes, sometimes also people and portraits. However, it is not only about copying a place or a person, but also about observing experienced moments, moods and processes. Keller transfers his visual memories into a painterly fiction, set in a placeless sphere full of moods and feelings. We are fascinated by the almost eerie atmosphere in his work, by the earthy colours and tones of his landscapes, which often seem strangely misty. Reminiscent of dream or film images, his works are certainly not optimistic, but the stories they unfold are very compelling in a peculiar way. Keller's images are ultimately fiction that show us an emotional way of perceiving reality.
"[...] The more intensively one looks, the better one's eyes grasp the transparent, vibrating and iridescent richness of Keller's colour fabrics. Beyond representational depictions, his paintings are also manifestos of what can be achieved with the means of painting. But Keller does not work conceptually. He does not need a theoretical underpinning and does not load his paintings with calculated references. Intuition and the inner visual memory play an important role. Unlike most representational painters today, he does not use photographs as models. "Everything I paint I have seen in real life," Keller explains. "But I don't capture anything in the landscapes and architectures, nor do I take photographs. At that moment on site, I don't yet know that a painting will come out of it." An unconscious saving. When painting, Keller returns to the spaces and topographical situations in his imagination. But he must have actually experienced all the impressions. "Otherwise they don't become usable for me." [...]" (Excerpt from Remembrance of the Present: Sebastian Preuss on the work of Eric Keller)
ERIC KELLER
ARTIST STATEMENT
Reminder of the Present
von Sebastian Preuss
"These pictures have a pull that one cannot really explain at first. Nothing exciting is shown: deserted streets leading somewhere into a placeless topography, lonely benches, parks and rest areas, inconspicuous utility buildings, railway crossings, bus stops, a garage yard or a clubhouse, again and again the faded walls in abandoned cultural buildings from GDR times. Occasionally one or two young people stray into these inhospitable landscapes, and then you ask yourself: what are they actually doing here? Even the painterly means are not aimed at spectacular effects. On the contrary, the colouring is muted and pale, everything tone in tone, the faded violet, the earthy colours, lots of beige and yellow and brown. In addition, the pictorial world is covered by a gossamer blur. Everything seems somehow detached, unspectacular, without highlights. Nothing happens that could quickly overwhelm us.
But it is precisely in this strange mood, which cannot easily be put into words, in this aura somewhere between the banality of everyday life and unreal magic, that the great charm of Eric Keller's paintings lies. Many of them seem like frozen stills from a melancholic road movie, and one does well to engage with the quiet drive. Patience pays off, because the longer you look at the pictures, the more their layers of content and aesthetic depth reveal themselves. Then the motifs in their supposed ordinariness and "normality" turn out to be something quite extraordinary, namely as such sophisticated compositions that nothing in them is interchangeable or conceivable elsewhere. They are the perfect moments of a memory work that picks out of myriads of visual experiences those visual grains that can trigger an extraordinary work of art.
Keller's painting style is also a quiet sensation. The often large areas of colour are only monochrome at first glance; in reality they have a multifaceted inner life. They oscillate in their nuances, develop in the sky of the landscapes from dull grey to subtly glowing orange, from yellowish blue to pink, on the streets to darkened asphalt or brightened violet. By repeatedly painting over his formations, Keller reveals refined layers of depth beneath the surfaces. Thus each colour is composed of different colours, layered on top of each other, translucent in thin streaks, sometimes stringy, sometimes fine-grained, sometimes diffusely dissolved as if in an acid bath. Keller confidently demonstrates his skills by looking into disused cultural buildings and inns, mostly in his native Saxony. There he is fascinated by the faded wall colours that are in the process of disappearing. What the course of history and the dissolving power of nature brought about in the real buildings leads Keller to create a particularly complex painting on canvas. In his work, the depictions of decay become washed-out or torn, cloudy or trickling abstractions - masterly cabinet pieces in which one wonders again and again whether a wall or a picture within a picture is actually meant here.
The more intensively one looks, the better one's eyes grasp the transparent, vibrating and iridescent richness of Keller's colour fabrics. Beyond representational depictions, his paintings are also manifestos of what can be achieved with the means of painting. But Keller does not work conceptually. He does not need a theoretical underpinning and does not load his paintings with calculated references. Intuition and the inner visual memory play an important role. Unlike most representational painters today, he does not use photographs as models. "Everything I paint I have seen in real life," Keller explains. "But I don't capture anything in the landscapes and architectures, nor do I take photographs. At that moment on site, I don't yet know that a painting will come out of it." An unconscious saving. When painting, Keller returns to the spaces and topographical situations in his imagination. But he must have actually experienced all the impressions. "Otherwise they don't become usable for me."
It is a memory that comes from the present. And a real today, because most of the impressions Keller has transferred into his pictorial cosmos since 2011 were experienced in Saxony. This is where he was born in Grimma, where he received his first artistic inspiration from a Leipzig painter at the age of 19, before he began studying at the Nuremberg Academy. Much more formative was his time at the Dresden Art Academy. "That's where we painted," says Keller succinctly. He finished his studies in Leipzig. Now, one could easily refer to the figurative tradition that lived on after the end of the GDR or use one of the meaningless labels such as the "New Leipzig School". But that does not get to the heart of Keller's art. He does not deal with either "Dresden" or "Leipzig" currents in a formative way, even though interiors and architecture are often found there. Keller's rapturous brushstrokes, the auratic use of colour, the implied and shadowy quality, all this can just as easily be compared with the Belgian Luc Tuymans, to name but one example. And a work like Keller's "Schönbach", which shows nothing but a white-cubic building on thin pillars à la Corbusier against a southern glowing sky, could also be spontaneously attributed to a Californian artist. Yet the inspiration goes back to a kitchen studio on a Saxon motorway. But localisable details - even where they actually exist - are not essential in Keller's work. He transfers his visual memories into a painterly fiction, set in a placeless sphere full of moods and feelings. Even if the visual fund has a lot to do with Saxony and some with the legacy of the GDR, in method it is not "East German" painting (32 years after the fall of the Wall, this categorisation should be thrown on the dustbin of history anyway). It is a painting of today."
CV
Eric Keller
born 1985 in Grimma, DE
lives and work in Dresden, DE
www.erickeller.net
@_eric_keller
Education
2006-08
- Studied Fine Arts at the AdBK Nuremberg with Prof. Rolf-Gunter Dienst
2008-14
- Studied painting at the HfBK Dresden with Prof. Elke Hopfe and Prof. Ralf Kerbach
2016-18
- Master Student at the HGB Leipzig with Prof. Annette Schröter
Solo Exhibitions
2023
- »Ginstergrund«, Galerie Poll, Berlin
2022
- »spellbound«, Galerie Leuenroth, Frankfurt/Main
2021
- »Eric Keller – Malerei«, Schaulager der Galerie Poll, Berlin
2020
- »Nachsaison«, Galerie Poll, Berlin
- »Traces« (mit Thoas Fißler), AG Galerie Schwerin
2019
- »Interference« (mit Katrína Dubovská), Galerie Stephanie Kelly, Dresden
- »paravent« (mit Carolin Israel), plan.d., Düsseldorf
2018
- »Stille Drift«, Galerie Poll, Berlin
- »HALALI« (mit Michael Klipphahn), Museum Schloss Klippenstein, Radeberg
2017
- »Rupfen in fremden Gärten« (mit Michael Klipphahn), Kunztraum, Dresden
- »Rücksitz Cinema«, Galerie Leuenroth, Frankfurt/Main
2015
- »Ein Date am Kanal«, Galerie Leuenroth, Frankfurt/Main
- Eric Keller, galerie baer, Dresden
- Präsentation des Werkes »Talsperre« im Rahmen der VA »Begegnung der Künste«, Lichthof Albertinum, Dresden
2014
- »Novemberkind«, galerie baer, Dresden
2013
- »Eric Keller/Simon Rosenthal - Malerei und Zeichnung«, Galerie Poll, Berlin
2012
- »Freizeittreff Fortschritt«, Galerie Irrgang, Leipzig
- »Von Nah und Fern« (mit Carolin Israel), Galerie der HfBK Dresden
2011
- »Andreas Wachter und Eric Keller«, Galerie Irrgang, Berlin
Group Exhibitions
2023
- »ART MATTERS SUMMER 2023«, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
2022
- Gruppenausstellung, Galerie Wellemeyer, Plau am See
- »Speed Dating«, Motorenhalle Dresden
- »Speed Dating«, Theatre des Exposition/Palais des Beaux Arts, Paris
2021
- »Von der Kunst, Kunst zu fördern«, Städtische Galerie Dresden
- »Kunstpreis Kunst, Psyche und Gesundheit – Shortlist 2021«, FBZ, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum
2020
- »Existenz Kapitel II: Spuren«, Oktogon, HfBK Dresden
- »Ereignis Malerei«, Tapetenwerk Leipzig
- »Im Gehäuse – Atelierdarstellungen Leipziger Künstler*innen«, Kunsthalle des Sparkasse Leipzig
2019
- »Neuzugänge zeitgenössischer Kunst im Kunstfonds 2019«, Vertretung des Freistaates Sachsen beim Bund, Berlin
- »Wonderwall«, Galerie Leuenroth, Frankfurt/Main
- »Win Win«, Halle 14, Leipzig
- »In Memoriam – Hieronymus Wachter«, Galerie Irrgang, Leipzig
- »Deutsche Heimat«, Galerie Holger John, Dresden
- »KONVOI«, Galerie Leuenroth, Frankfurt/Main
2018
- »Ursulasalon«, Galerie Ursula Walter, Dresden
- »Collisione«, LAZ Galerie, Zürich, CH
- »KONVOI«, Galerie Rothamel, Erfurt
- »M18«, HGB Leipzig
- »Existenz Kapitel 1: Skizzen«, Oktogon, HfBK Dresden
- »Aphrodisiac«, Galerie Evelyn Drewes, Hamburg
- »Eberhard-Dietzsch-Kunstpreis«, Volksbank Gera
- Rundgang HGB Leipzig
2017
- »Liebelei«, objekt klein a, Dresden
- »The human aspect I + II – zeitgenössische figurative Positionen«, Barlachhalle Hamburg
- »Mitten im Mai :: Malerei«, Kunstverein Sulzfeld
- »The human aspect II – zeitgenössische figurative Positionen«, Galerie Ursula Walter, Dresden
- »Klasse Klasse!!«, Tapetenwerk, Leipzig
- »Seitenwechsel«, Galerie Leuenroth, Frankfurt/Main
- Rundgang HGB Leipzig
- »Stadt-Land-Raum – Sammlung Zander-Schürer«, Kunztraum, Dresden
2016
- Gruppenshow, Galerie Leuenroth, Frankfurt/Main
- »Markt«, Kunztraum, Dresden
- »Ich dachte, Sie wären nur ein armer Schlucker!«, KOMMUNALKA, Leipzig
- »no3 Positur!«, Galerie FF15, Leipzig
- »Dresden«, Galerie Hoffschild, Lübeck
- »My Heart´s in the Highlands«, Galerie junge zeitgenössische Kunst, Chemnitz
- »Na dosah/Greifbar nah«, Kunstmuseum Galerie Cheb, CZ
- »Na dosah/Greifbar nah«, Kunstmuseum Galerie Plsen, CZ
2015
- Bilder im Filmprojekt »24 Wochen« von Anne Zohra Berrached
2014
- »Santa Cloud«, galerie baer, Dresden
- »okay.whiteout«, Delikatessenhaus Leipzig
- »Startpoint Prize«, DOX, Prag
- »Postcards from The East«, APT Gallery, London, GB
- »Diplomausstellung«, HfBK Dresden
- »Mensch werde wesentlich«, KV Freunde Aktueller Kunst, Zwickau
- »Dada TY«, HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste, Dresden
- »Landschaften«, Galerie Poll, Berlin
- »inner cities«, Galerie Irrgang, Berlin
2013
- »Wintercollective II«, Galerie Irrgang, Leipzig
- »All Star Cast«, galerie baer, Dresden
- »Hype«, geh8, Dresden
2012
- »Addition«, galerie baer, Dresden
- »Frühwerk«, F14, Dresden
- »Keine Bilder ohne Liebe«, Galerie Poll, Berlin
- »Kabinettausstellung«, Galerie Irrgang, Leipzig
2011
- »Frühjahrssalon«, Galerie ZanderKasten, Dresden
- »Wintercollective«, Galerie Irrgang, Leipzig
- »Kellerausstellung« der Gruppe ZWANZIGZEHN, Dresden
2010
- »Seminar«, Galerie Irrgang, Leipzig
Public Collections
- Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn
- Städtische Galerie Dresden
- Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen
- Galerie Neue Meister der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden
- Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden
- PPZK Deutschland
- Kunstsammlung der Roland-Graefe-Stiftung
Bibliography
- Galerie Poll (Hrsg.): Eric Keller – Nachsaison; Berlin; 2021
- Eva und Lothar C. Poll (Hrsg.): Keine Bilder ohne Liebe; Druckerei Conrad; Berlin; 2012; ISBN: 978-3-931759-32-2
- Galerie Irrgang GbR Leipzig/Berlin (Hrsg.): Eric Keller – Freizeittreff Fortschritt; Leipzig 2012
- Diplomkatalog, HfBK Dresden, 2014
- Torsten Klaus: Ödnis und Fülle; in Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, 16.10.2014
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OVERVIEW OF OUR TOP 9
Our final TOP 9 is complete! Thank you for participating in our online group exhibition (from top left): Lorenz Bögle, Hanna Kaminski, Luis Zimmermann, Maximilian Welz, Lars Unger, Christo Daskaltsis, Eric Keller, Jean/Yohanan Delaunay-Israël & Marc Fiegle.
Check out our last 9 posts further down or on Instagram to find out everything about ART MATTERS Summer 2023 and the 9 artists/artworks we selected via our latest open call!
And check back later at 6pm when we announce the winner of our online competition from the 9 finalists. Today is finals day and we reveal the name of the artist who will be invited to participate in a group exhibition on the theme of LANDSCAPES at our gallery in Cologne.
About ART MATTERS SUMMER 2023:
The first Special Summer Edition of our ART MATTERS series followed our recent 8th Open Artist Call, with which for the first time we set a theme for submissions: LANDSCAPES. In selecting the artists and their works, we did not necessarily focus on classic, figurative landscape depictions. And so we also present abstract, almost minimalist works that often only convey the idea of a landscape and make the exhibition an eclectic overall presentation.
Also for this latest ART MATTERS round, it was not easy for us to choose only 9 artists for our online exhibition from the many great submissions we received in response to our 8th open call. There are so many remarkable things out there, but we cannot show them all in our gallery. The ART MATTERS series allows us to present many artistic positions from around the world to a wider online audience two or three a year for about two weeks.
Many thanks to all of you who follow this project, some of you for 8 issues already, and many thanks also to all participating artists, especially to our TOP 9 and the 27 Honourable Mentions (there are still some to be presented on our Instagram Stories today!).
The works are available through our gallery until 10 September: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
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ART MATTERS 7
Online Group Exhibition
1st Winner
Austin Turley
(group exhibition achromatic January-March 2024)
2nd Winner
Elizabeth Charnock
(online solo exhibition At a Distance October-December 2023)
AUSTIN TURLEY: Winner Gallery Group Show
Congratulations to AUSTIN TURLEY: The US artist (born 1977, lives and works in Portland, OR) is the second of our two ART MATTERS 7 winners and will be invited with a selection of his works to a group exhibition at our gallery in Cologne in early 2024 (TBD)! We are intrigued by Turley’s artistic exploration of kiln-formed, cold-worked glass. The resulting wall objects are intimately small and fragile, yet bold and striking. We already have some ideas for a beautiful presentation with Austin Turley's works and look forward to working with the artist in the near future!
“Spontaneity, improvisation, and techniques of the bricoleur are the result of keen observations, which can lead to finding relevancy in the unexpected. I believe my modes of making are parallel to those of the bricoleur, exploring the notion that science and mystical thought are equivalent approaches to understanding the world around us. I am interested in the transformative character of objects as they evolve, erode, and alter throughout time. As I continue to learn and experiment with the complexities of kiln formed glass, my focus and research revolves around the language of the medium itself, how it behaves, its characteristics, and its properties. I believe emphasizing these rhythms, patterns, and formations possess the capacity to act as a proxy for things beyond itself and its seemingly simple physical existence. This correspondence between the glass is a layered iterative process of unmaking and remaking, engaging strategies of repetition, interference, and disruption. My aim is to create presence within the overlooked and challenge how we view, experience, and navigate our conditions.“
AUSTIN TURLEY
Variant 5, 2022
kiln formed, cold worked glass
18 x 13 x 2 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
ARTIST STATEMENT
Spontaneity, improvisation and techniques of the bricoleur are the result of keen observations, which can lead to finding relevancy in the unexpected. I believe my modes of making are parallel to those of the bricoleur, exploring the notion that science and mystical thought are equivalent approaches to understanding the world around us. I am interested in the transformative character of objects as they evolve, erode, and alter throughout time. As I continue to learn and experiment with the complexities of kiln formed glass, my focus and research revolves around the language of the medium itself, how it behaves, its characteristics, and its properties. I believe emphasizing these rhythms, patterns, and formations possess the capacity to act as a proxy for things beyond itself and its seemingly simple physical existence. This correspondence between the glass is a layered iterative process of unmaking and remaking, engaging strategies of repetition, interference, and disruption. My aim is to create presence within the overlooked and challenge how we view, experience, and navigate our conditions.
CV
Austin Turley
1977 born
lives and works in Portland, OR
www.austinturley.com
@austinturley
Education
2013
- BFA, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021
- Unparticular, Lazy Eye Ranch, Yucca Valley, CA
- Slake Thy Thirst, Forsberg Gallery, Lower Colombia College, Longview, WA
2020
- Twenty One, Gray Contemporary, Houston, TX
2019
- As Always As Usual, Blackfish Gallery Window Project, Portland, OR
2018
- Correspondence, Gray Contemporary, Houston, TX
2016
- Glean, Furthermore Space, Portland, OR
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATTERS 7, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, DE (online)
- DNA, Espace Solidar Museum, Cagnes-sur-Mer, FR (upcoming)
- The Power of Infinity, Alfa Galley, online
2022
- Art Basel Group Show, Alfa Gallery, Miami, FL
- Glass Works, Bullseye Projects, Portland, OR
- Unlimited, Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design, Portland, OR
- Pilchuck 50: The Next 50, Fremont Studios, Seattle, WA
- FLOW, Alfa Galley, online
- ALC Video Art Festival, Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art, Alicante, ES
- Untitled Miami, Alfa Gallery, online
- Fantasy Fountain, Co-Re, Haus der Statisik, Berlin, DE
2021
- Reflections: Pilchuck at 50, Pilchuck Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 10X10X10, Mighty Tieton Warehouse, Tieton, WA
- Videofenster, Ed Baima, Cologne, DE
- Surfing, Alfa Gallery, Miami, FL
- Experimental Film and Video 2021, CICA Museum, Gimpo, KR
- Booth 08 | Online Viewing Rooms, Alfa Gallery, Miami, FL
- Yellowstone Art Auction 53, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
2020
- Minimalism, ShockBoxx, Hermosa Beach, CA
- Flat File 2020, Peep Space, Tarrytown, NY
- Delicious Procession, Kunstkraftwerk, Leipzig, DE
- Art From Afar: The Shape of Content, Off The Cost, online
- Hard Fluid Betrayal, Pilotenkueche, online
- Almost Tension, Alte Handelsschule, Leipzig, DE
2019
- 29th International Sculpture Conference Exhibition, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
- Small and Smaller, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- Project Room, Gray Contemporary, Houston, TX
- Was It Worth It, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
- 14th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
- Group Exhibition, Gray Contemporary, Houston, TX
2018
- Small Matters, 437CO-Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO
- Unlimited, PAGE Space, Portland, OR
- Everything We Do Is Music, Gallery 114, Portland, OR
- Punch Projects presents: Barnstorm, Bluestone Garage, Ellensburg, WA
- Left Coast Annual, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
- Valdosta National, Dedo Maranville Gallery-Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
2017
- 40 Under 40, Fort Works Art, Fort Worth, TX
- nternational Juried Show, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
- Texas National, The Cole Art Center-Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
2016
- Glass Works, Bullseye Resource Center, Portland, OR
- The Reconsidered Landscape, Perry and Carlson, Mount Vernon, WA
- State of the Unions, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
2015
- ethos, pathos, logos, Gallery 114, Portland, OR
- Abstract Sanctuary, Verum Ultimum, Portland, OR
- The National Chautauqua Exhibition: Strategizing, Giles Gallery-Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
2014
- The Living Mark, Verum Ultimum, Portland, OR
- 19th Annual Arts in Harmony International Show, The Sherburne County Government Center, St. Paul, MN
Residencies / Awards
2023
- Rent Free Residency, Off the Cost, online (upcoming)
2022
- Gold Award, Glass Works, Bullseye Projects
- Hafnarborg Residency, Hafnarfjörður, IS
2021
- Yucca Valley Material Lab Residency, Yucca Valley, CA
2020
- Hangar Residency, Lisbon, PT
- Pilotenkueche Residency, Leipzig, DE
2019
- Working Artist Grant / Purchase Award, Working Artist Org
- Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission
- Hinge Arts Residency, Fergus Falls, MN
- Travel Grant, Springboard for the Arts
2017
- Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Cultural Council
- Arquetopia Residency, Puebla, MX
2016
- Glean Residency, Portland, OR
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ELIZABETH CHARNOCK: Winner Online Solo Show
Congratulations to ELIZABETH CHARNOCK: The young artist (born 1990 in the UK, lives and works in Berlin) is today the first of our two ART MATTERS 7 winners and will be presented with a selection of her ink drawings in an online solo exhibition on our website and social media channels in late 2023 (TBD)! Charnock's uninhabited spaces and urban situations are hauntingly beautiful. With her focused and clear visual vocabulary, she succeeds in stimulating our playful imagination. Her painterly minimalism also allows for open associations about our modern civilisation. We feel very connected to the artist's work, look forward to the collaboration and are excited to see where it will take us!
"The built environment and urban planning ideologies are common themes throughout her practice. Spatial relationships inform her work at all scales – from entire cities and street scenes, to the seemingly banal small structures which permeate our surroundings. By referencing a large body of documentary photography, she mentally collages multiple urban elements into imagined environments, which are meticulously rendered with multiple layers of ink on paper.
Her work often captures moments ‘in-between’ – miniature snapshots of tranquility before or after human activity. The scenes she creates inhabit realms that are entirely fictional, yet instantly recognisable. The uninhabited spaces evoke feelings of isolation, offering familiarity – but only at a distance – whilst inviting the viewer to reassess their own sense of place within the setting."
ELIZABETH CHARNOCK
50 x 40 cm (without frame)
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
ARTIST STATEMENT
Originally from the UK, Elizabeth Charnock has lived and worked in Berlin since 2015.
The built environment and urban planning ideologies are common themes throughout her practice. Spatial relationships inform her work at all scales – from entire cities and street scenes, to the seemingly banal small structures which permeate our surroundings. By referencing a large body of documentary photography, she mentally collages multiple urban elements into imagined environments, which are meticulously rendered with multiple layers of ink on paper.
Her work often captures moments ‘in-between’ – miniature snapshots of tranquility before or after human activity. The scenes she creates inhabit realms that are entirely fictional, yet instantly recognisable. The uninhabited spaces evoke feelings of isolation, offering familiarity – but only at a distance – whilst inviting the viewer to reassess their own sense of place within the setting.
CV
Elizabeth Charnock
1990 born in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
lives and works in Berlin
www.elizabethcharnock.com
@elizabethcharnock
Education
2015-17
- Meisterschüler studies, Fine Art – HfBK Dresden, Prof. Martin Honert
2013-15
- Diploma, Fine Art – HfBK Dresden, Prof. Martin Honert
2009-13
- Bachelor Degree, Art and Design – University of Leeds
2008-09
- Foundation Diploma, Art – Birmingham Institute of Art & Design
Awards and Nomionations
2015
- Art Prize “Junger Westen”, Recklinghausen, nomination and exhibition
2014-15
- DAAD Scholarship for Artists, Dresden
2013
- FUAM Graduate Art Prize, Leeds Nomination and exhibition
Exhibitions
2023
- ART MATTERS 7 – Galerie Biesenbach. Cologne (online)
2022
-Spring Auction – Weserhalle, Berlin
-Game ON! Vol. 4 – Hilbertraum, Berlin
-Game ON! Vol. 3 – Künstlerhaus Dortmund
-Start to Finish – TOR Artspace, Frankfurt (co-curation)
- Art Auction for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, The Hurlingham Club – London, Hosted by Artsy
- Eleonora Nanu // Elizabeth Charnock (duo) – Ines Schulz Gallery – Dresden
- Paper Story – Ladies Drawing Club (online)
- No Splash – SWIMMING POOL STUDIO, Berlin (solo)
2021
- Guest Exhibition @ Studio Ella Becker – Berlin (solo)
- Spring Auction, Weserhalle – Berlin-Neukölln
- Maratona di visione – Officina15, Bologna
2020
- REKORD – Kunstkaufhalle – ACUD Galerie, Berlin-Mitte
2019
- roundabout – BCMA Berlin
- Downsized – Raum2, Gallery Grölle Pass Projects, Wuppertal (solo)
- Presence III – 48h Neukölln, Fincan Neukölln, Berlin
- Chronicle – Projektraum Bethanien, Berlin
- Welcome To the Pink – Fincan Neukölln, Berlin
2018
- Heatwave – Gallery Ines Schulz, Dresden (duo)
- Talking Modern – Geh8, Dresden
- Existenz – Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden
2017
- Now! – Galerie Ines Schulz, Dresden (duo)
2016
- Nach Wroclaw, nach Wroclaw! – Breslau Contemporary Museum, Poland
- Hängung #3 – Gerson Höger Gallery, Hamburg
- GorbatSHOW Plus – AK 68 Gallery im Ganserhaus, Wasserburg
- Meisterschülerausstellung – Kunstmesse Dresden
- DCA Rundgang Ausstellung – Gallery Stephanie Kelly, Dresden
2015
- Kunstpreis Junger Westen – Kunsthalle Recklinghausen
- Diplomausstellung – Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden
- Bilderladen – Galerie Holger John, Dresden
- Minimal Art Gallery – Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden
- Points on a Compass – BISHOP Gallery, Dresden
2014
- Kunstlotterie – Gallery m2a, Dresden
- Jahresausstellung – Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden
2013
- Degree Show – University of Leeds
- Best of Degree Shows – Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow
- FUAM Graduate Art Prize – Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds
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OVERVIEW OF OUR TOP 15
Our TOP 15 is complete – thank you for participating in our online group show to (from top left): Stephen Whatcott, Benjamin Schoones, Tom Cartmill, Petra Schmidt, Anja Rausch, Austin Turley, Pascal Ungerer, John Trashkowsky, Nicolas Vionnet, Heike Weber, Sinéad Butler-Aldridge, Nadine Karl, David Mohr, Elizabeth Charnock & Jaewon Kim.
Check out our last 15 posts further down or on Instagram to find out everything about ART MATTERS 7 and the 15 artists/artworks we selected via our latest open call!
And make sure to come back later when we declare the two winners of our online competition. It is finals day today and we reveal:
- at 5pm the artist who will be rewarded an online solo show
- at 6pm the artist who will be invited to participate in a group show in our gallery in Cologne.
About:
Also for the 7th ART MATTERS round, it was not easy for us to choose only 15 artists for our online exhibition from the many great submissions we received in response to our 7th open call for artists. But it was a great pleasure for us to discover so many great artists! There are so many remarkable things out there, but we cannot show them all in our gallery. The ART MATTERS series allows us to present many artistic positions from around the world to a wider online audience twice a year for just over two weeks.
Many thanks to all of you who follow this project, some of you for 7 issues already, and many thanks also to all participating artists, especially to our TOP 15 and the 45 Honourable Mentions (there are still some to be presented today!).
The works are available through our gallery until 7 May: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
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ART MATTERS 6
Online Group Exhibition
1st Winner
Molly Thomson
(group exhibition TRIALOGUE – Aspects of Abstraction June-August 2023)
2nd Winner
Rosina Rosinski
(online solo exhibition Damian February-April 2023)
FINALS DAY: Sunday 30 October
MOLLY THOMSON: Winner Gallery Group Show
Congratulations to Molly Thomson: The Scottish artist (*1953, lives and works in Norwich, England) is the second of our two ART MATTERS 6 winners and will take part in a group exhibition at our gallery in Cologne in 2023 with a selection of her works! More about this soon.
The fact that with Molly Thomson, former MA (Painting) student at the Royal College of Art in London, we have a second female winner is pure coincidence. Her work, however, fits seamlessly into our largely abstract-minimalist gallery programme. The subject of "sculptural painting" has interested us for many years and Thomson - primarily a painter - also explores the subject of the painting and its hybrid identities.
"Beginning most often with the simple fact of the rectangular painting panel I place myself in the position of both agent and observer, using acts of cutting, reassembling and pouring to re-form - and respond to - each piece. I am interested not only in the layered facade that is presented, but also in the fact that the painting casts and contains shadows.
[…] Interior spaces are often implicated, even if only glimpsed through the smallest of openings, and I am interested in the quiet question that such breaks in the facade might pose. Sometimes the paintings are layered, suggesting compressed strata of parallel surfaces. Some paintings may quietly allude to what cannot or shouldn’t be seen, while others flex their joints or extend their surfaces with a touch more expansiveness. […]"
We already have some ideas for a group exhibition with Molly Thomson's works and look forward to collaborating with the artist in the near future!
MOLLY THOMSON
Painting with wedged interior, 2022
acrylic, filler, wooden panel
36 x 27 x 6 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
ARTIST STATEMENT
My conversation is with the object of the painting and with its hybrid identities. Beginning most often with the simple fact of the rectangular painting panel I place myself in the position of both agent and observer, using acts of cutting, reassembling and pouring to re-form - and respond to - each piece. I am interested not only in the layered facade that is presented, but also in the fact that the painting casts and contains shadows. There is always a delicate balance between control and the unpredictable behaviour of materials, and the process advances by slow increments, mis-steps and revisions. Occasionally work descends from the wall and demands space or even mobility. There is play and sometimes there is humour.
Current work continues to evolve through the setting of a series of problems and displacements in each structure. Interior spaces are often implicated, even if only glimpsed through the smallest of openings, and I am interested in the quiet question that such breaks in the facade might pose. Sometimes the paintings are layered, suggesting compressed strata of parallel surfaces. Some paintings may quietly allude to what cannot or shouldn’t be seen, while others flex their joints or extend their surfaces with a touch more expansiveness. Often it can seem to me that order is provisional - something to be tampered with.
CV
Molly Thomson
1953 born in Perth, Scotland
lives and works near Norwich
mollythomson.com
@mollythomson555
Education
- MA (Painting) – Royal College of Art, London
- Diploma in Post-Graduate studies (Sculpture) – Edinburgh College of Art
- MA Fine Art (Sculpture) – Edinburgh University and College of Art
Selected Exhibitions (since 2000)
Forthcoming
2023
- At Cross Purposes, Oriel Mon, Anglesey, North Wales
- At Cross Purposes, Queen Street Studios, Belfast, North Ireland
Currrent and past
2022
- ART MATTERS 6, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (G, online)
- Group show, &Gallery, Edinburgh
- Paint Edgy, Contemporary British Painting, Ropewalk Gallery, Barton-upon-Humber, England
- An Expanding Field, Gloam, Sheffield, England
- Vitalistic Fantasies, Contemporary British Painting, Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Wales
- Line,Colour and Form, (3-person exhibition), &Gallery, Edinburgh
- Paradoxes, Contemporary British Painting, Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight
2021
- ART MATTERS 4, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- Border Crossing, Pineapple Black, Middlesbrough
- Que des femmes. 6th Biennial of Non-Objective Art, Pont de Claix, France
- Perceiving Anomalies, Yellow Archangel, General Practice, Lincoln
- Rock, Paper, Scissors, Houghton Hall, Norfolk
- Orbit, Poimena Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania
2020
- Vitalistic Fantasies, Contemporary British Painting, The Cello Factory, London
- A Fine Balance, Houghton Hall, 19), 2019), Norfolk
- Image_Object, Poimena Gallery, Mona Foma festival, Launceston
2019
- neo:art prize, Bolton Art Gallery, Bolton
- Exeter Contemporary Open, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
- Creekside Open 2019, APT Gallery, London
- The End of Lines, X Marks the Spot, Great Yarmouth
- Contemporary British Painting, Norwich Cathedral, Norwich
- Made in Britain, Contemporary British Painting, National Museum of Poland, Gdansk
- 4-person exhibition, Gray Contemporary, Houston, Texas
2018
- Artworks Open 2018, Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
- Beep Painting Biennial, Swansea Art School, Swansea
2017
- Contemporary British Painting Prize, Stables Gallery, Orleans House, Richmond Museum London
2016
- Plenty of time to lose your balance, Nunn’s Yard Gallery, Norwich
- PING, The Minories, Colchester
2014
- Of Other Spaces, Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery, Sheffield Hallam University
- Recent Works, Thirteen A Gallery, Norwich (solo)
2012
- Regrouping, Bend in the River Gallery, Workstation, Sheffield
- x-Church, Gainsborough
2011
- Exeter Contemporary Open, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
2010
- We Are What We Do, Stew Gallery, Norwich
2009
- Locus, Visions Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
2008
- Digital Eyes 2008-2009,Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
2007
- Siggraph 2007, Global Eyes, San Diego, USA
2006
- Unsern Nachbarn, Haus Metternich, Koblenz, Germany
- Proof, Howard Gardens Gallery, Cardiff
2005
- V9-U9 Project, Print Portfolio, (India/UK)
2002
- On the Edge, Salthouse, Norfolk
2000
- Connections, John Innes Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich
- Drawing Connections, Beach Museum, Kansas, USA
Residencies
2011
- Orford Ness, Suffolk
2009
- Asabi School of Art, Tokyo
Writing
2017
- ‘Mary Heilmann: Looking at Pictures’, review in Journal of Contemporary Painting (issue 4.1)
- Joint guest-editor of Journal of Contemporary Painting (issue 3.1&2: Painting as Commitment)
Article
2021
- Interview with Contemporary British Painting. October newsletter
Teaching
1991-2010
- Senior Lecturer in Fine Art, Norwich University College of the Arts
ROSINA ROSINSKI: Winner Online Solo Show
Congratulations to Rosina Rosinski: The young artist (*1989, lives and works in Dortmund, DE) is the first of our two ART MATTERS 6 winners today and will - in 2023 - be presented with a selection of her paintings in an online solo exhibition on our website and social media channels! More info soon.
With the highest level of female artist participation in our ART MATTERS competition ever, it is only fitting that at least one winner is a woman. Rosina Rosinski's bold paintings and self-portraits feature strong, larger-than-life female figures and are based on Christian and mythological iconography. At first glance garish, colourful and loud, the paintings increasingly draw the viewer in, discussing gender issues and tackling themes of life, death and vanity.
Rosina Rosinski is only our second female winner after Patrizia Kränzlein (ART MATTERS 2). And it is also the first time ever that figurative art has won in our competition. This is also due to the fact that we received and were able to select from more figurative works than in all previous ART MATTERS editions.
Rosinski's works represent a completely new and exciting direction for us. They not only work in physical space, but their vibrant colours and Rosinski's meticulous way of painting clean, print-like surfaces make them perfect for online presentations. We feel a strong connection to the artist's work, look forward to the collaboration and are excited to see where it will take us!
ROSINA ROSINSKI
Home safely (Venus mourning the death of Adonis), 2022
acrylic and airbrush on canvas
150 x 195 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a female artist who was born in 1989 in Dortmund, Germany. I studied art theory and quit my master’s degree in 2019. I just had a moment when theory did not make sense to me anymore. Everyone had something to say about art and none of us had ever had a brush or a can of paint in their hand. That is when I started painting autodidactically in 2019 while working in an auction house. Since this summer I am a full-time painter.
My paintings are basically large scale self-portraits which are based on Christian and mythological iconography. I translate that iconography into the present and my own personal narrative by depicting personal experience. My portraits focus mostly on the female body and the history of its depiction, pointing out the male gaze and long-established visual perceptions. The female bodies in my paintings become more and more muscular and I depict them larger than life. That way, they can occupy a whole room, they are present, more than I am most of the time and they reveal the discrepancy between physical and psychological strength and reverse stereotypes. Biblical and mythological characters are switched gender-wise. In painting nudes, often embedded in still-lives, I point out the relationship between human flesh and meat and how both are often equated in our society. In relating meat and flesh, topics of life, death and vanity are tackled. My paintings, which in exhibitions give the recipient the feeling of entering a candy store at first glance, are really quite uncomfortable at second glance. I use bright colors and I have a very meticulous way of painting neat, print-like surfaces to conflict with dark subject matters.
CV
Rosina Rosinski
1989 born in Dortmund
lives and works in Dortmund
CV
since 2017
Folkwang Universität der Künste/Universität Duisburg-Essen
Master Art and Design Science
2013-2017
Universität Duisburg-Essen
2-subject BA Art Studies/Anglophone Studies
Solo and Group Exhibitions
2022
- ART MATTERS 6, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online)
- Summer Edition ‘22, Circle of None, London (G, online)
- The Rise of Inside, Eve Leibe Gallery, London (G, online)
- ROSINA, Galerie Norbert Arns, Cologne (S)
2021
- From Her to Eternity, Galerie Norbert Arns, Cologne (G)
Publication
Artsin Square, Print and Digital Magazine Edition 3, ‘Summer ‘22‘
artsinsquare.com/issue3
Our TOP 15
Our TOP 15 is complete – thank you for participating in our online group show to (from top left): Zixu Wang, Rosina Rosinski, Molly Thomson, Tomica Radulovic, Christine Lee, Gemma Carson, Brennan Wojtyla, Silvia Giordani, Katya Granova, Heike Weber, Frijke Coumans, Graziela Guardino, Roberto Rivadeneira, Mattia Noal und John Brendan Guinan.
Check out our last 15 posts further down or on Instagram to find out everything about ART MATTERS 6 and the 15 artists/artworks we selected via our latest open call!
And make sure to come back later when we declare the two winners of our online competition. It is finals day today and we reveal:
- at 5pm the artist who will be rewarded an online solo show
- at 6pm the artist who will be invited to participate in a group show in our gallery in Cologne.
About:
Again for the 6th ART MATTERS round, it was not easy for us to choose only 15 artists for our online exhibition out of the many great submissions we received in response to our 6th Open Artist Call. But it definitely was a great pleasure to discover and get to know so many great artists! There is so much remarkable art out there, but we cannot show it all in our gallery. The ART MATTERS series allows us to present many artistic positions from all over the world to a wider online audience twice a year for a little more than 2 weeks.
Many thanks to all of you who follow this project, some of you for 6 issues by now, and many thanks also to – most of all – all the participating artists, especially to our TOP 15 and the 45 Honourable Mentions (there are still some to be featured today!).
We found it particularly remarkable this time that more female artists than usual applied. That there was even more international participation, especially from Eastern but also Northern and increasingly Southern European countries. There were also many more applicants than usual from Asia, North and South America and Australia and even Africa. What pleased us most, however, was that finally more figurative artists applied, as abstraction has always been predominant at ART MATTERS. All this is reflected in the selection of our TOP 15, which is more eclectic than ever before.
The works are available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
PS: Our next ART MATTERS Open Call will take place around March/April 2023 – more details by then!
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ART MATTERS 5
Online Group Exhibition
1st Winner
Vittorio Bianchi
(group exhibition TRIALOGUE – Delicate Strength January-February 2023)
2nd Winner
Arran Rahimian
(online solo exhibition TIME November 2022-January 2023)
Following our 5th Open Artist Call, we launch our new ART MATTERS 5 online group exhibition on Saturday 9 April at 6pm CET. From all the applications received, we have selected 15 finalists, who will be presented with their submitted artworks on our website, Instagram and Facebook, one after the other until 23 April. Every day at 6pm, a new name and artwork will be unveiled so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole. The presentation of our Top 15 is rounded off by "Honourable Mentions" in our daily Instagram stories, in which we acknowledge the works of a selected number of artists who just missed the final cut (45, to be exact, posted in our Instagram stories from 10 to 24 April, 2 per day and between noon and 6pm).
On Sunday 24 November at 5 and 6pm, we will announce for the first time two winners of our online competition: One will receive a solo online exhibition, the other will be invited to participate in a group exhibition in our gallery space in Cologne.
We invite you to visit ART MATTERS 5 regularly here on our website, Instagram and Facebook.
About our ART MATTERS series:
Just like with our first four open artist call projects in April and November 2020 and again in April and November 2021, we were aware how versatile and eclectic this fourth online exhibition could be. But it was precisely the idea of an open call that appealed to us: to invite artists from the most diverse directions to apply and submit their work. From this multitude of perspectives and positions, we look forward to get an exhibition that shows a field of tension but also a symbiotic dialogue between the individual artworks. An exhibition that matches the direction and philosophy of the gallery, but also brings something new to our programme.
You can check out our first four ART MATTERS shows further down or in our exhibition archive.
PS: Our next open call will take place in March/April 2022…
The 15 Finalists:
Sunday 24 April: Finals Day 3/3 - VITTORIO BIANCHI
Congratulations to Vittorio Bianchi: The Italian artist from Milan is the second of our two ART MATTERS 5 winners today and will soon be presented with a selection of his works in a group exhibition at our gallery in Cologne! More information on this coming soon.
Of course, it is difficult to choose a winner or - as in this case - two winners from a large number of beautiful artists who applied through an Open Call. It is not a question of better or worse. Rather, it is about a feeling. As previously described with Arran Rahimian, we feel a strong connection with Vittorio Bianchi's work and believe it fits well into our gallery programme! One of our favourites since the work was submitted due to its inherent textile and also sculptural aspects, we already have a very nice project in mind that we will realise with the artist as soon as possible. We look forward to the collaboration and are excited to see what develops!
Winner 2/2: Vittorio Bianchi
R #6, 2019
polyurethane, nylon, Capaver glass fabric
119 x 83,5 cm
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
ARTIST STATEMENT
Excerpt from a text by Domenico de Chirico, curator, Milan, 2019:
Vittorio Bianchi's work focuses primarily upon one element, which can be defined more than anything as a gesture, or that of laceration. The two-dimensional nature of the materials used by Bianchi is slavishly called into question by interventions that create absences and therefore open passages to other possible dimensions, underlining their fragility and at the same time the radical elegance and preciousness of what is torn. In fact, the fabrics used by the artist in his works highlight dedicated research ranging from Taiwanese silk to Italian lampas through monochromatic textures and elaborate prints.
His artistic research therefore also extends to the study of multiculturalism with a strong reference to the historicity of the treated materials whose processing underlines the echo of the time.
CV
Vittorio Bianchi
1982 born in Busto Arsizio (Varese), IT
lives and works in Milan, IT
www.vittoriobianchi.net
@vtrbnch
Biography
Vittorio Bianchi was born in Busto Arsizio (Varese) in 1982. After earning a bachelor of Pharmacy degree in Parma (Italy), he moved to Milan where he started to collaborate with the performance artist Francesca Lolli. In 2014 he was nominated as a finalist for the Fondazione Henraux Prize and he got a note for the Celeste Prize Award. In 2019 he was selected for VIR Viafarini residency and invited to participate in Panorama #03 exhibition at Galería Fran Reus in Palma de Mallorca. His work was featured in Hystery, Issue 14, launched at Art Basel Miami in Dec 2019. He is the 3rd classified of the latest edition of Prisma Art Prize, winning the ArtRights and Artuu awards and the participation in an exhibition in 2023 at Contemporary Cluster (Palazzo Brancaccio, Rome).
Selected Exhibitions
- ART MATTERS 5, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (online), Apr - May 2022
- BIENVENUE Art Fair, Paris, group show in the booth of StudyForArtPlatform, Stockholm
- Panorama #03, group show, Galeria Fran Reus, Palma de Mallorca, Dec 2019 - March 2020.
- VIR residency group show, Viafarini, Milan, Dec 2019.
- VIR residency group show, Viafarini, Milan, Jul 2019
- Vetrina, solo show, BPM bank, Pietrasanta, Apr - May 2018.
Sunday 24 April: Finals Day 2/3 - ARRAN RAHIMIAN
Congratulations to Arran Rahimian: The young artist, Edinburgh-based artist is the first of our two ART MATTERS 5 winners today and will soon be featured with a selection of his paintings in a solo online exhibition on our website and social media channels! More info on this soon.
We feel a strong connection with the artist's work and believe it will fit in well with our gallery programme and also be beautifully communicable as an online exhibition. We look forward to the collaboration and are excited to see where this will take us!
Winner 1/2: Arran Rahimian
46 Hours, 2022
oil on canvas
76 x 70 cm (framed)
The work is available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
ARTIST STATEMENT
I consider the outdoors to be an extension to my studio; it plays a significant role in my work. My practice is conducted spontaneously and intuitively through walking. I am continually intrigued by the natural elements that surround me as their movement and presence inspire me.
As an Artist, I am excited by the unpredictability and rawness of creating a painting. I do not plan my works, nor have a preconceived idea of how they will look.
CV
Arran Rahimian
1991 born
lives and works in Edinburgh, GB
www.arranrahimian.com
@arran.rahimian
Education
2011-14
- BA Honours in Sculpture, Edinburgh College of Art
2010-11
- Foundation in Art and Design, Leith School of Art
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021
- 'COLLECTIONS // PAGES', Anthropologie, Edinburgh
- 'LAST HAND', Bianca Bova Gallery, Chicago
- 'PAGE', Alessandro Stein, Los Angeles
2019
- 'R O L I G E', Nordic Living, Edinburgh
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
- 'ART MATTERS 5', Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne (virtual show)
2021
- 'MEDITATIONS IN AN EMERGENCY', Curated by Alessandro Stein (virtual show)
- 'OPEN CALL WINNERS', Delphian gallery, Unit 1 Gallery, London
- 'PAGES', Galleri Kai, Copenhagen
- 'PUZZLE', Roman Sviridov, Milan
2020
- 'DEFINE A LINE', Curated by Alessandro Stein (virtual show)
- 'TO ALL OUR ABSENT DIALOUGES', Warbling Collective, London
2017
- 'OUTLOOK', &Gallery, Edinburgh
2015
- 'STILL', Patriothall Gallery, Edinbrugh
- 'Affordable Art Fair', Battersea, London
2014
- 'Its just a quick walk to the future from here', Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh
- 'Bryant & Keeling Prize', One Church Street Gallery, London
- The Manchester Contemporary, Old Granada Studios, Manchester
- 'STILL' Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
- Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show, Edinburgh
- RSA Opens Exhibitions, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2013
- ECA @ RCA exhibition, Royal College of Art, London
- Rue Villars, Aix en Provence, France
- New Word Alive (NWA) Conference, Pestalyn, Wales
2012
- Clarendon House Space, Clarendon House, George Street, Edinburgh
- Best of British, Notting Hill Mayfest, St John's Church, London
Selected Artist Talks and Workshops
2019
- CAPTURING COLOUR, Anthropologie, Edinburgh
2018
- COLOUR AND MOVEMENT, Anthropologie, Edinburgh
2016
- My Practice, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
2013
- In Your Hands, Aix en Provence, France
- Inside the mind of an artist, Prestalyn, Wales
Artist Residencies
2014-15
- Artist in resident at Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh
2013
- New Word Alive, Prestalyn, Wales
Publications
2021
- i-on, Edinburgh
- APART JOURNAL, Iceland
2019
- Home and Interiors, Scotland
- PLAZA INTERIORS, Sweden
Sunday 24 April: Finals Day 1/3 - the TOP 15
TOP 15
Our Top 15 is complete – thank you for participating in our online group show to (in order of their daily posts): Stephen Wozniak, Bianca Barandun, Stephen Whatcott, Max Geisler, Mika Natri, Elliott Mickleburgh, Arran Rahimian, Tomoko Konae, Alejandro Javaloyas, James OKeefe, Paulus Maassen, Johannes Steininger, Vittorio Bianchi, Jonathan Ducrest and last but not least Johan Van Oeckel.
Check out our last 15 posts further down or on Instagram to find out everything about ART MATTERS 5 and the 15 artists/artworks we selected via our latest open call!
And make sure to come back later when we, Galerie Biesenbach as the jury of ART MATTERS 5, declare for the first time not one but two winners of our online competition. It is finals day today and we reveal:
- at 5pm the artist who will be reward an online solo show
- at 6pm the artist who will be invited to participate in a group show in our gallery in Cologne.
About:
Again for the 5th ART MATTERS round, it was not easy for us to choose only 15 artists for our online exhibition out of the many great submissions we received in response to our 5th Open Artist Call. But it definitely was a great pleasure to discover and get to know so many great artists! There is so much remarkable art out there, but we cannot show it all in our gallery. The ART MATTERS series allows us to present many artistic positions from all over the world to a wider online audience twice a year for a little more than 2 weeks.
Many thanks to all of you who follow this project, some of you for 5 issues by now, and many thanks also to – most of all – all the participating artists, especially to our Top 15 and the 45 Honourable Mentions (still some to be featured today).
PS: Our next ART MATTERS Open Call will take place around October/November 2022 – more details by then!
The works are available through our gallery: Click here to get to our online shop.
Personal contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635
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ART MATTERS 4
Online Group Exhibition
Winner
Alireza Elahi
(group show Where the Rubber Meets the Road June-August 2022)
Following our 4th Open Artist Call, we have launched our new ART MATTERS 4 online group exhibition on Sunday 17 October at 6pm. From all the applications received, we have selected 15 finalists, who will be presented with their submitted artworks on our website, Instagram and Facebook, one after the other until 31 October. Every day at 6pm, a new name and artwork will be unveiled so that the exhibition slowly comes together as a whole. The presentation of our Top 15 is rounded off by "Honourable Mentions" in our daily Instagram stories, in which we acknowledge the works of a selected number of artists who just missed the final cut (90, to be exact, posted in our Instagram stories from 18 October to 1 November, 6 per day and between noon and 6pm).
On Monday 1 November at 6pm, the winner of our online competition will be announced: He or she will be invited to participate in an exhibition in our gallery space in Cologne in 2022.
We invite you to visit ART MATTERS 4 regularly here on our website, Instagram and Facebook.
About our ART MATTERS series:
Just like with our first three open artist call projects in April and November 2020 and again in April 2021, we were aware how versatile and eclectic this fourth online exhibition could be. But it was precisely the idea of an open call that appealed to us: to invite artists from the most diverse directions to apply and submit their work. From this multitude of perspectives and positions, we look forward to get an exhibition that shows a field of tension but also a symbiotic dialogue between the individual artworks. An exhibition that matches the direction and philosophy of the gallery, but also brings something new to our programme.
You can check out our first three ART MATTERS shows further down or in our exhibition archive.
PS: Our next open call will take place in March/April 2022…
Monday 1 November: Finals Day
ART MATTERS 4: And the winner is... Alireza Elahi (*1991, lives and works Tehran) – congratulations! We are pleased to include an Iranian artist in our programme for the first time and to present his expressive abstract paintings in one of our upcoming gallery group exhibitions.
Also for the 4th ART MATTERS round, it was not easy for us to choose only 15 artists for our online exhibition out of the many great submissions we received in our 4th Open Artist Call, and then also to choose a single winner.... It was definitely fun to discover and get to know so many great artistic positions! There is so much remarkable art out there, we can't show it all in our gallery. But the ART MATTERS series allows us to present many artistic positions from all over the world to a wider audience online twice a year for a little more than 2 weeks.
Many thanks to all of you who follow this project, some of you for 4 issues by now, and many thanks also – most of all – to all participating artists, especially to our Top 15, namely (in order of their daily posts: Alireza Elahi, Katja Pál, Bislacchi, Amir Chasson, Mariejon de Jong-Buijs, Aaron Kaveh Ossia, Molly Thomson, René Korten, Stephen Wozniak, Peter Evans, Eva Dijkstra, Beverly Rautenberg, Alan Greenberg, Clemens Gritl and last but not least Sharon Haward.
But in the end there can only be one and we have chosen the young Iranian artist Alireza Elahi as the ART MATTERS 4 winner in an extremely close decision. With his submitted work "untitled" (2020, acrylic and spray paint on primed canvas, 150 x 100 cm) and his artist statement as well as his overall artistic approach/work, he completely convinced us and we are happy to invite him to a thematic group exhibition in our gallery in Cologne in 2022. We already have a great project in mind and are sure that Alireza's work will be a wonderful fit for us – more information will follow soon!
To find out more about ART MATTERS 4, Alireza Elahi and the work of the other 14 finalists, check out our Instagram feed from the last two weeks or our website posts below.
The featured works are still available for purchase until 14 November – just email us for more information or visit our online shop!
And last but not least: Our next ART MATTERS Open Call will take place in March/April 2022 – more details will follow then!
17 – 31 October: the 15 Finalists
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ART MATTERS 3
Online Group Exhibition
Winner
Stephen Burke
(group show Where the Rubber Meets the Road June-August 2022)
To curate our new online group exhibition ART MATTERS 3, we have been looking for international visual artists via open call from 14-28 March, 2021. From all applications received, our independent jury, the Reclaim Collective, finally selected 15.
On a daily basis at 6pm CET sharp from Sunday, 11 April onwards, all 15 finalists will be presented one by one with their submitted work exclusively on galerie-biesenbach.de and our Instagram/Facebook accounts. The presentation of our Top 15 is rounded off by "Honourable Mentions" in our daily Instagram stories, in which we acknowledge the works of a selected number of artists who just missed the final cut (90, to be exact, posted in our Instagram stories from 12 to 26 April, 6 per day and between noon and 6pm).
On Monday, 29 April at 6pm the winner of our competition will be announced: He or she will be invited to participate in an exhibition in 2021 in our gallery rooms in Cologne.
We warmly invite you to regularly follow our ART MATTERS 3 group show here on our website, Instagram and Facebook.
About our ART MATTERS series:
Just like with our first two open artist call projects in April and November 2020, we were aware how versatile and eclectic this third online exhibition could be – especially since we decided to have it curated by an independent jury. But it was precisely the idea of an open call that appealed to us: to invite artists from the most diverse directions to apply and submit their work. From this multitude of perspectives and positions, we look forward to get an exhibition that shows a field of tension but also a symbiotic dialogue between the individual artworks. An exhibition that matches the direction and philosophy of the gallery, but also brings something new to our programme.
You can check out our first two ART MATTERS shows further down or in our exhibition archive.
PS: Our next open call will take place in September/October 2021…
Finals Day
Group photo with 15 finalists, including 1 winner - please scroll down and read on to find out who won our 3rd ART MATTERS online competition!
First and foremost though, we'd like to thank our judges – the guys from Reclaim Collective – for collaborating with us on this project and putting together such a beautiful, eclectic exhibition! We know how hard it is to choose from all the submissions we received as part of our open call, to select just 15 artists and then also to narrow it down to one winner... But it was definitely an immense pleasure for us to discover so many great artists or to get to know them better!
Thanks also to all of you who have been following this project, some of you since we started it a year ago, and thanks – most of all – to all the artists involved, especially our Top 15, namely: Patia Fa, Isabella Convertino, Jeroen Molenaar, Dorota Goczal, PUTPUT, Vera Saldivar de Lira, Paul Snell, Chris Tille, Stephen Burke, Oliver Cain, Susanne Stähli, Daniel Morata Gressel, Rafael Raposo Pires, Maaike Kramer and last but not least Francisco Valenca Vaz.
But in the end, there can only be one and our jury chose Stephen Burke (*1991 in Dublin, lives and works in Dublin) as the ART MATTERS 3 winner in an extremely close decision. Congratulations! With his submitted work Bump from 2021 (spray paint, emulsion and chewing gum on tactile tiles, steel frame, 60 x 45 x 3 cm) and his statement as well as his overall artistic approach/body of work, he not only convinced our jury and we are happy to invite him to participate in an thematic group exhibition in our gallery in Cologne in 2022. We already have a great project in mind – more information to follow soon!
To find out more about ART MATTERS 3, Stephen Burke and the work of the other 14 finalists, check out our Instagram feed from the last two weeks or our website posts below.
The featured works are available for purchase until 15 May - just email us for more information or visit our online shop!
And finally: Our next ART MATTERS Open Call will take place in September/October 2021 – more details coming soon!
Winner ART MATTERS 3: Stephen Burke
STEPHEN BURKE
Bump, 2021
spray paint, emulsion and chewing gum on tactile tiles, steel frame
60 x 45 x 3 cm
ARTIST STATEMENT
Stephen's ambitions are to highlight a new visual understanding within our built environment and to scrutinize the cultural divide between street and gallery. Stephen’s most recent body of work examines various methods of communication found in public space, in this case – focusing on 'tactile tiles' and sprayed construction markings.
Tactile tiles are a system of textured ground surfaces found on stairs, footpaths and train stations among other places. These tiles signal messages or warnings to visually impaired pedestrians and are interpreted through their spacing and texture. For example, the bright yellow textured pavement found at train stations signifies a stop code, as there is a steep drop ahead. Stephen was drawn to use this material due to its high level of visual texture and to show how we communicate through touch, a sensitivity which has been lost in recent times.
In 1976, construction workers accidentally cut into a petroleum pipe beneath the pavement in California, leading to a large explosion. This accident was the catalyst for 'the systemization of critical colour coded utility markings'. These markings are deciphered by construction workers daily and denote various meanings. For example: Blue marks signal water pipes and yellow signifies gas, whereas red marks show electricity cables. These sprayed markings exemplify another kind of communication, one concerned with language. With this new body of work, Burke forms testimonials to these two visual languages by creating tactile images which are imbued with the aura of the street.
CV
Stephen Burke
1991 born in Dublin
lives and works in Dublin
Stephen is a visual artist from Dublin, Ireland with a background in painting (MA, GSA, 2018) and printmaking (B.A NCAD, 2016). He received a first class honour's degree from the GSA. Burke co-authored the book 'Buff', which investigates graffiti removal as an artistic process. 'Buff' contributed greatly to the academic discourse on this topic and was published with an accompanying exhibition at The Library Project in 2017. 'Buff' was later translated into a documentary in collaboration with Irish film maker, Sean Clarke, and was debuted at the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) in 2019 with the support of both Atelier Maser Gallery and Offset Festival. Later that year, Stephen completed a residency at Atelier Maser and displayed the resulting works at a solo show within the gallery. Most recently, he completed a six month residency in Berlin with Urban Nation. During this time he further developed the project 'Post-Vandalism', which is accessible on social media (@post_vandalism) and explores both the academics and aesthetics of graffiti related contemporary art and fosters support from a wide international community. Stephen’s time in Berlin culminated with an exhibition where he presented six new paintings. Burke is currently working towards the release of his new book titled ‘Post-vandalism’.
Education
- MLitt in Fine Art Painting (hons), Glasgow School of Art (GSA), Glasgow, UK, 2017-18
- BA in Print-making (hons), National College of Art & Design (NCAD), Dublin, IRE, 2013-16
Solo Exhibitions
- Utility, Atelier Maser, Dublin, IRE, June 2019
Selected Exhibitions
- ART MATTERS 3, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, DE (online), April 2021
- Quarantine Show, Malagacha Gallery, Strasbourg, FR, June 2020
- Fresh Air, 90 Bulowstrasse, Berlin, DE, March 2020
- Vue, RHA, Dublin, IRE, Nov 2019
- Graduate Degree Show, The Tontine building, Glasgow, UK, Sept 2018
- Chroma, Dornoch St Project Space, Glasgow, UK, June 2018
- Close By, 39 Trongate, Glasgow, UK, April 2018
- No Safe Haven, The Pipe Factory, Glasgow, UK, March 2018
- Bua, Mount Florida Gallery & Studios, Glasgow, UK, March 2018
- Skarrach, Crown Point Studios, Glasgow, UK, February 2018
- Collision, The Law Society of Ireland, Dublin, IRE, November 2017
- Buff, The Library Project, Dublin, IRE, August 2017
- New Release, SO Fine Art, Dublin, IRE, June 2017
- D24: A User’s Manual, Rua Red, Dublin, IRE, May 2017
- The Tara Launch, The Tara Building, Dublin, IRE, April 2017
- Nua, The Fumbally Exchange, Dublin, IRE, February 2017
- Young 3, SO Fine art, Dublin, IRE, February 2017
- Inplace, 12 Tara St, Dublin, IRE, September 2016
- The End, Soma Waterford, Waterford, IRE, September 2016
- Dia Dhuit, The Mart, Dublin, IRE, August 2016
- NCAD Graduate Showcase, Dublin, IRE, June 2016
- Shia LaBeouf, The Box, NCAD, Dublin, IRE, October 2015
- Haptic Press, Pallas Project Studios, Dublin, IRE, May 2015
- South, South Studios, Dublin, IRE, April 2015
- Half, The Mart, Dublin, IRE, January 2015
Press
- Review of ‘Utility’ at Atelier Maser by Eli Cazdu, Urban Art Paris, Nov 2020 - https://urbanart-paris.fr/2020/11/de-leffacage-des-graffitis-a-labstraction/
- Review of ‘U-Bahn’ body of work by Dr Kea Wienand, Urban Nation, Aug 2020 - https://www.stiftung-berliner-leben.de/stephen-burke-u-bahnen-2020/
- Atelier Maser ‘Utility’ exhibition catalogue. June 2019 - Stephen Burke Exhibition Catalogue by ateliermaser - issuu
- Hendricks, The Irish Times, May 2019 - https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/ireland/inside-dublin-s-hendrick-hotel-big-on-street-art-small-on-space-1.3905663
- Iverna, April 2019 - https://www.iverna.ie/interview/stephen-burke
- Yngspc, Oct 2018 - https://www.yngspc.com/artists/2018/10/stephen-burke/
- SO Fine Art Editions, New Release, June 2017 - http://www.sofinearteditions.com/new-release/
- Two friends document the art of graffiti removal, Gary Ibbotson, The Dublin Inquirer, May 2017 - https://www.dublininquirer.com/2017/05/10/two-friends-document-the-art-of-graffiti-removal/
- SO Fine Art Editions, Young III: A New Generation, Feb 2017 - http://www.sofinearteditions.com/young-iii-a-new-generation/
- What Lies Beneath, Niall MacMonagle, The Sunday Inpedendent, July 2016 - http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/what-lies-beneath-smithfield-by-stephen-burke-34887582.html
- HeadStuff, Marie Varley, July 2016 - http://www.headstuff.org/2016/07/ncad-graduate-design-show/
- Bare Magazine, Artist Spotlight, March 2016 - https://issuu.com/lemou/docs/bare_magazine_issuu
Residencies
- Residency at Urban Nation X Stiftung Berliner Leben, Berlin, DE, October - March 2020
- Residency at Atelier Maser, Dublin, IRE, June 2019
- Appointed Artist Curator, Creative Campus, RUA RED, Dublin, IRE, January - May 2017
Outreach & Demonstrations
- Founder – Post-vandalism social media archive, Jan 2018 – Present
- Mosaic Workshop, Urban Nation, Berlin, DE, December 2019
- Artist Talk - ‘Buff’, RHA, Dublin, IRE, June 2019
- Placement at Open/Close Dundee, UK, March 2018
- Founding member of The Glasgow School of Art's Self publishing Society, Glasgow, UK - Nov 2017
- Curator - D24: A Users Manual, Rua Red, Dublin, IRE, Feb - May 2017
- Screen Print Workshop - Deanswrath and Killinarden Community Colleges, Rua Red, Dublin, IRE, May 2017
- Co-Director - Tallaght Young Filmakers, Rua Red, Dublin, IRE, May 2017
- Artist Talk - 'The Art of Graffiti Removal', Rua Red, Dublin, IRE, May 2017
- Mono & Lino Print Workshop - Tallaght Community Arts Centre, Dublin, IRE, May 2015
Publications
- Bua - Co-published with Lou Rowland under Bua, 2018
- Buff - Project Co-manager, Published by 1815, 2017
- 1815 Magazine Issue 7 - Contributing Artist, Published by 1815, 2017
- IN PLACE Photobook - Contributing Artist, 2016
- Buff precursor zine - co-published with Fiachra Corcoran, 2016
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ART MATTERS 2
Online Group Exhibition
Winner
Patrizia Kränzlein
(group show PoP – Painting on Paper September-October 2021)
To curate our new virtual group exhibition ART MATTERS 2, we have been looking for international visual artists via open call from 8-22 November. According to our specifications, 1 artwork with a net sales price of up to 2.000,- € could be submitted per artist. From all applications received, we finally selected 15.
On a daily basis at 6pm CET sharp from Sunday, 29/11 onwards, all 15 finalists will be presented one by one with their submitted work exclusively on galerie-biesenbach.de and our Instagram/Facebook accounts. The presentation of our Top 15 is rounded off by "Honourable Mentions" in our daily Instagram stories, in which we acknowledge the works of a selected number of artists who just missed the final cut.
On Monday, 14 December at 6pm the winner of our competition will be announced: He or she will be invited to participate in an exhibition in 2021 in our gallery rooms in Cologne.
We warmly invite you to regularly follow our ART MATTERS 2 group show here on our website, Instagram and Facebook.
About our ART MATTERS series:
Just like with our first open artist call project last April, we were aware how versatile and eclectic this second online exhibition could be. But it was precisely the idea of an open call that appealed to us: to invite artists from the most diverse directions to apply and submit their work. From this multitude of perspectives and positions, we curated an exhibition that shows a field of tension but also a symbiotic dialogue between the individual artworks. An exhibition that matches the direction and philosophy of the gallery, but also brings something new to our programme.
Monday, 14 December
To curate our online group exhibition ART MATTERS 2, we launched our second Open Call on 8 November with the aim of finding 15 new artists. Until yesterday, we presented the finalists and their submitted works individually every day at 6pm for a fortnight.
Tonight, we are pleased to announce Patrizia Kränzlein (*1987 in Stuttgart, lives and works in Stuttgart) as the winner of our competition and invite her to participate in a thematic group exhibition at our gallery in Cologne in summer 2021. Her sensitive formal language and approach to the medium of paper have excited us and bring new, interesting aspects to our gallery programme.
It was extremely difficult for us to pick out just one from so many remarkable artistic positions. Therefore, we would like to thank all the artists who submitted their works. It was a great pleasure for us to discover these great artists or to get to know them better!
To learn more about Patrizia Kränzlein and the works of the other 14 finalists – in order of their daily presentation: Birte Horn, Armin Mühsam, Laura Jane Scott, Tonneke Sengers, Viktoria Körösi, Sali Muller, Paul Corvers, Stuart Fineman, Katja Pál, Ute Krafft, Evelyn Snoek, Andrew Clausen, Alex De Bruycker & Yoella Razili – please scroll down or check out our Instagram feed.
The works presented are available for purchase – just email at art@galerie-biesenbach.com for more information – and our ART MATTERS 2 viewing room will be available to visit here from 6pm tomorrow.
Our next Art Matters Open Call will take place in late March/early April 2021 – more details coming soon!
PATRIZIA KRÄNZLEIN
PATRIZIA KRÄNZLEIN
untitled, 2020
linoleum ink and graphite on paper (mounted on board), 70 x 50 cm
880,- €
plus 16% German VAT + shipping
The work is available through our gallery – contact for further information: art@galerie-biesenbach.com or +49-174-4909635.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Patrizia Kränzlein's drawings, a combination of graphite and linoleum paint on paper, are mostly reduced to black, white and grey tones. During production, the paint is applied directly to the paper with a roller, thus the roller functions as a drawing instrument.
The works are developed from variable geometric basic forms and integrated segmentally into the picture surface. They show pictorial spaces that are configured by lines, surfaces, shades and depth spaces. In doing so, the artist always seeks the way into the depths, with a demand for the valid, towards the essential.
CV
Patrizia Kränzlein
1987 born in Stuttgart
lives and works in Stuttgart
Education
2008-2017
- Studium Malerei und Glasgestaltung
- Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart
2008-2015
- Studiengang Kunsterziehung
2015-2017
- Studiengang Bildende Kunst
2017
- Diplom Bildende Kunst
Awards/Prizes
2020
- Preis für junge Kunst 2019/2020, Galerie Kunsthöfle e.V., Bad Cannstatt
2016
- Preisträgerin des Young Art Award <33, Galerie Art Forum Ute Barth, Zürich, Schweiz
2012
- Akademiepreis für Projektarbeit (Glas und Glück)
Exhibitions (Selection)
2020
- ART MATTERS 2, Galerie Biesenbach, Köln (online)
- Zimmerecken, Museum Villa Flora, Winterthur, Schweiz
- Linie – Fläche – Raum: Harmonie mit Maß und Gesetz, Kunsthaus Fischer, Stuttgart
- Contemporary meets masters, Galerie Art Forum Ute Barth, Zürich, Schweiz
- Raumgefüge, Kunstverein Ludwigsburg (S)
- Preis für junge Kunst 2019/2020, Galerie Kunsthöfle e.V. Bad Cannstatt
2019
- Ereignis Freihandzeichnung 2019, Tapetenwerk, Leipzig (C)
- Raumkonfiguration, Galerie der Stiftung S BC pro-arte, Biberach (S)
- Raumzeichnungen, Galerie Art Forum Ute Barth, Zürich, Schweiz (S)
- aufgeSCHLOSSen 2019, junge Kunst aus Baden-Württemberg, KISS-Untergröningen
- Donaueschinger Regionale 2019, Donauhallen, Donaueschingen (C)
2018
- Künstler für den Frieden, Mediathèque, Montbeliard, Frankreich
- Das kleine FormArt, Galerie Interart, Stuttgart
- Spot on 3D, Galerie Art Forum Ute Barth, Zürich, Schweiz
2017
- Blick Fang 2017, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren
- 2xK 2xT, Galerie Art Forum Ute Barth, Zürich, Schweiz
- Schwarz auf Weiß, Galerie Kunsthöfle e.V., Stadtarchiv Stuttgart (S)
- Diplomausstellung, Projektraum AKKU, Stuttgart
- Raumkonfiguration, Galerie Wendelinskapelle, Marbach am Neckar (S)
2016
- Preisträgerin des Young Art Award <33, Galerie Art Forum Ute Barth, Zürich, Schweiz
- Thomas went to the market- a take away show., Kunstverein Geislingen (Steige)
- Neujahrsempfang 2016, Landratsamt Ludwigsburg
2015
- In Stein, auf Leinwand, auf Papier, Galerie Dorn, Stuttgart
- This moment is all there is, Kunstzentrum Karlskaserne, Ludwigsburg
S: Solo Show
C: Catalogue
GROUP PHOTO
Final 15
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ART MATTERS 1
Online Group Exhibition
Winner
Jussi Niva
(group show Sculptural.Painting. January-April 2021)
ART MATTERS
12/04 – 26/04/2020
1 new artist daily 6pm!
Out of the corona/lockdown situation in March/April – exhibition postponed, gallery closed to the public – our first virtual group exhibition ART MATTERS was created, which could only be viewed online at www.galerie-biesenbach.de and our Instagram and Facebook accounts. Unusual times, new ways!
With an open call launched on Instagram, we spent two weeks looking for new artists and finally selected 15 participants for our group exhibition.
We knew how eclectic this Online Only exhibition could be. But it was precisely the idea of the Open Call that appealed to us: to invite artists from the most diverse backgrounds to apply and submit their work. From this multitude of perspectives and positions, we curated an exhibition that shows a field of tension but also a symbiotic dialogue between the individual artists and artworks. An exhibition that fits the direction and philosophy of the gallery, but which has also brought something new to our programme.
From Sunday, 12 April onwards, one artist was presented with the submitted work every day at 6 pm. On 26 April the winner of our competition was announced and invited to participate in a later exhibition in our gallery space in Cologne. Our choice was Jussi Niva, who will present a selection of his works in the group exhibition "Sculptural.Painting." in January/February 2021.
With works by: Christina Augustesen, Carlos Balbás, Bram Braam, Michael Craik, Alex De Bruycker, Viktoria Körösi, Ute Krafft, Vincent Lo Brutto, Daniel Müller-Jansen, Jussi Niva, PUTPUT, Beverly Rautenberg, Michael Samuels, Jon Thomas & Michael Weißköppel
GROUP PHOTO
Final 15