HAPPYSULMTALTOTALZERSTÖRUNG 2012

02.05.2012 - 19.05.2012

Reinisch Contemporary, Graz / Österreich

Chinese painting always strived to create not just a representational framework, but also a media locality where true life was possible. In this context, art is equated with the art of life (savoir vivre).

Herbert Brandl confronts the audience with a similar situation. Some of his images, which aren't always necessarily abstract, show partly recognisable structures that do not correspond to any conventional logic. They appeal vehemently to the inner visual consciousness of the audience. Powerful colour formations often push themselves across the image surface and conjure dramatic natural events, at times extending into dreamlike and psychedelic spheres.... As much as his paintings might evolve around landscapes and mountains, they are also in a state of uncertainty between abstract and representational, which makes up the enigma of these paintings. The realistically formulated mushroom is suddenly made strange, appears monstrous and threatening - unreal.

Günther Holler-Schuster

[Quelle: http://reinisch-contemporary.com/]