Olaf Brzeski
29 May - 21 Jun 2015
OLAF BRZESKI
Half
29 May – 21 June 2015
Olaf Brzeski investigates the relations between the human figure and sculptural form in a complex and equally sensitive way, involving a play of organic and inorganic materials. Heterogeneous experiential dimensions of heaviness and lightness, durability, stability and longevity on the one hand, and instability and decay on the other shape many of his works by questioning the objectivity of materials in a wide range of ways.Adopting the title Half, Brzeski presents an arrangement of his current works in Künstlerhaus Bethanien, arranging them into sculptural groups and unwrapping their form and content to generate a spatial concept. The exhibition space is divided into two halves, which is programmatic for the referential interaction that defines his working method decisively. It is precisely this contrast between soft and hard materials that lends an emotional value to Brzeski’s works; the artist consciously refers to “portraits”, which relate in real terms to his encounters with different models and so point directly to the form of the human body.Olaf Brzeski, is currently receiving a grant from the Foundation for German-Polish Cooperation.
Half
29 May – 21 June 2015
Olaf Brzeski investigates the relations between the human figure and sculptural form in a complex and equally sensitive way, involving a play of organic and inorganic materials. Heterogeneous experiential dimensions of heaviness and lightness, durability, stability and longevity on the one hand, and instability and decay on the other shape many of his works by questioning the objectivity of materials in a wide range of ways.Adopting the title Half, Brzeski presents an arrangement of his current works in Künstlerhaus Bethanien, arranging them into sculptural groups and unwrapping their form and content to generate a spatial concept. The exhibition space is divided into two halves, which is programmatic for the referential interaction that defines his working method decisively. It is precisely this contrast between soft and hard materials that lends an emotional value to Brzeski’s works; the artist consciously refers to “portraits”, which relate in real terms to his encounters with different models and so point directly to the form of the human body.Olaf Brzeski, is currently receiving a grant from the Foundation for German-Polish Cooperation.