Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Gesamtkunstverk!

Andre Butzer
Untitled, 2007

New Art From Germany
Saatchi Gallery

As long as you can manage to rush through the first room of the Saatchi Exhibit "Gesamtkunstverk" which I found quite dreary, you will be good. Each artist's work has been given great open space to breathe its own life. Although I think the title of the exhibit sounds a bit "dated" the work is all from the the last 10 years. We bought the Saatchi book "Germania" a few years ago (my husband is German after all), and most of the artists in the book are represented here, but it is always a lot more amusing to see the pieces in real.
Unfortunately, though I am only able to do what the book did for me, to show images. But here at least you can be given a little glimpse of what the German Artists (or artists living in Germany) are up to these days:

Andre Butzer
Ahnenbild 2411, 2006

Andre Butzer with Street Art meets murals, meets Abstract Expressionism.

Andre Butzer
Untitled, 2007

Isa Genzken
Mutter mit kind, 2004
Kinder filtern I, 2005

"There is nothing worse in art than, "You see it and you know it"... That's a certainty I don't like."
             -Isa Genzken (Saatchi)


Isa Genzken
Bouquet, 2004

Gert & Uwe Tobias
Untitled, 2009

Gert & Uwe are twin brothers and was born in Brasov, Romania, but live now in Cologne.
Their flimsical, metric, folkloric, and fun canvases definitely helps bringing joy into your life (even though there are dashes of morbidity).

Gert & Uwe Tobias
Untitled, 2007

Ida Ekblad
Loop, 2010
Dusty Dry On The Tongue Swallowed Some, 2010

Ida Ekblad was born in Oslo (Norway), but she live and work both in Berlin and Oslo.

"Painting to me combines expressions of rhythm, poetry, scent, emotion... It offers ways to articulate the spaces between words, and I cannot be concerned with its death, when working at it makes me feel so alive. - Ida Ekblad (Saatchi)


Ida Ekblad
Organ Invention, 2010

Alexandra Bircken
Drape, 2007

Julia Koether 
Leibhaftige Malerei, 2007


Insert - Leibhaftige Malerei

Alexandra Bircken
Unit 1, 2008

Georg Herold
Untitled, 2010

These sculptures are quite breathtaking but are they reclining or are they being pulled?


Georg Herold
Untitled, 2011

Thomas Zipp
Schwarze Ballons, 2005

Thomas Zipp
World Kantzler Office, 2004

Max Frisinger
Noah's Ark (CocoRoasie), 2010
(Front) Thomas Kiesewetter

I have a little bit of news today as well, I put an offer in for a lease on a Gallery space. Nearly holding my breath while I am waiting for an answer:) Wish me luck!!!

With Love
Kristin

13 comments:

  1. I love those first two, wouldn't mind those on my wall :) And I love the sculptures. Lots of good luck for you, I hope all goes well with the lease, how exciting :))))) *fingers crossed* xoxo

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  2. "There is nothing worse in art than, "You see it and you know it"... That's a certainty I don't like." so true! ithink it applies to people too ; )

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  3. Beautiful post!
    Love all the abstraction!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  4. Me encantan las esculturas, tambien espero que tenga suerte con el contrato de arrendamiento.
    Un saludo

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  5. wow- good luck to you! that is great news-
    Can't wait to hear about it.

    I particularly like the first two pieces displayed here- and the Alexandra Bircken piece as well- things that I would love to put up in my home.

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  6. firstly, lots of good luck!


    i really like Gert & Uwe, Koether, and the Herold sculpture. interesting stuff.

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  7. Best of luck to you - how exciting!

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  8. Eeek good luck with the offer - that is wonderful news!

    xoxo,
    Chic 'n Cheap Living

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  9. I love those pieces by Gert & Uwe Tobias. So amazing! Sweetie, good luck with the offer! Fingers crossed. xo

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  10. Woo hoo! That is so exciting abot the gallery space- my fingers are crossed for you!
    (I love the piece by Gert and Uwe Tobias. It reminds me of these fantastic children's travel books by Miroslav Sasek.)

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  11. i need to make more time to get to exhibitions

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