BERNHARD FUCHS
2016-02-08The works originated between 2010 and 2014 in the Upper Austrian Mühlviertel are neither solely images of forest nor landscapes – “they are something in between”, says Bernhard Fuchs. Living in Dusseldorf today the artist describes the Mühlviertel as “the place of his origin”, which is a recurrent theme in his works. This intimacy with the “internalized area” is reflected in the atmospheric pictures. Here Bernhard Fuchs deals “with the prosaicness, with unspectacular situations.” Through a selective attention this prosaicness becomes something special.
The woodlands by Bernhard Fuchs are always deserted and are presented in different seasons – the nature itself becomes the main event and similar to painting by Jacob van Ruisdael the sky and the light become the actual protagonists. The act of walking in the landscape and of perception are the integral parts in works by Bernhard Fuchs, whom Helga Meister (Kunstforum International) precisely described as a “meditative poet”.
At the basis of the works by Bernhard Fuchs lies the interest towards ephemeral everyday situations which unfold their calm impression through an inner reflection. In doing so the artist oscillates between the narrative level of his personal memories and the precise expressions of formal-artistic questions.
Opposite – Haslach, Sommer 2012
Exhibition runs through till February 20th, 2016
Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf
Hanauer Landstrasse 136
Frankfurt am Main 60314
Germany
