 Claudia & Julia Müller die angst, die finsternis, die trostlosigkeit und das unheilvolle (fear, darkness, hopelessness and doom) The paintings and etchings of the old masters of the early Renaissance, especially those coming from the northern side of the Alps, do still have until today the effect of a certain darkness and hopelessness connected with fear and a feeling of doom. Artists like Hieronymus Bosch, Martin Schongauer and others loved to portray pious clergymen and saints who were tortured and seduced by diabolic creatures. The works which will be shown are the result of Claudia & Julia Müller, of their attempt to come to terms with these motives of visions of fantasy and educational illustrations of the good and the bad. The artists made twelve elaborated drawings, different in size, with pencil and acrylic on paper, by copying such elements and taking them out of context. In doing so, they remove the morality of the figures and put it into new combinations. The walls of the room on which the drawings will be displayed are covered with geometrical, grand format wall drawings in black and white, a reference to the polarisation of good versus evil but at the same time putting a question mark by using a dominant colour. Several sculptures (wood carvings) will be placed on the gallery floor with the same objective. But they do not permit an allocation of who is friend or foe. Maja Wismer (August 2004) Exhibition: August 27 - October 9, 2004 Gallery hours: Tue/Wed/Fri 12 - 6pm, Thu 12 - 8pm, Sat 11am - 4pm Galerie Peter Kilchmann Limmatstrasse 270 CH-8005 Zürich Telephone +41 1 440 39 31 Fax +41 1 440 39 32 Email info@kilchmanngalerie.com www.kilchmanngalerie.com |
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