Andrei Roiter
11 Sep - 12 Oct 2008
ANDREI ROITER
"Square of Life"
11.9. – 12.10.2008
Andrei Roiter (born in Moscow in 1960) is now holding his fourth solo exhibition at Galerie Anhava.
Having originally studied architecture, Roiter moved to the west during the era of perestroika and went on to live in several European countries before settling more or less permanently in Amsterdam and New York.
Someone has once said that there is a small philosopher in every Russian. In this sense Roiter is very Russian. He considers the progress and meaning of life often with tones of self-irony and refined humour. Roiter’s works often contain surreal features, as if life itself cannot help being surprised by its own absurdity. He uses the camera as an aid, collecting recollections, events, and things. And later he selects, refines and crystallizes from recollections forceful works interpreting the past and creating a bridge to the future.
Andrei Roiter is a sensitive and strong painter. His works may be open, allusive, or images of strangeness finished down to the last detail. But they are always extremely skilful multi-layered paintings created with sleepwalker-like assurance, whose beauty eludes explanations and is not exhausted by them.
"Square of Life"
11.9. – 12.10.2008
Andrei Roiter (born in Moscow in 1960) is now holding his fourth solo exhibition at Galerie Anhava.
Having originally studied architecture, Roiter moved to the west during the era of perestroika and went on to live in several European countries before settling more or less permanently in Amsterdam and New York.
Someone has once said that there is a small philosopher in every Russian. In this sense Roiter is very Russian. He considers the progress and meaning of life often with tones of self-irony and refined humour. Roiter’s works often contain surreal features, as if life itself cannot help being surprised by its own absurdity. He uses the camera as an aid, collecting recollections, events, and things. And later he selects, refines and crystallizes from recollections forceful works interpreting the past and creating a bridge to the future.
Andrei Roiter is a sensitive and strong painter. His works may be open, allusive, or images of strangeness finished down to the last detail. But they are always extremely skilful multi-layered paintings created with sleepwalker-like assurance, whose beauty eludes explanations and is not exhausted by them.