Heike Kabisch solo exhibition
10 Mar - 19 Apr 2012
Opening reception: saturday 10 March, 2012, 7 pm
In recent years the german artist has been producing sculptures and installations which detach themselves completely from all what the spectator expects from young contemporary sculpture: Kabisch goes right back to figuration and representation creating her subjects from real studio models who need to pose in sometimes very awkward an uncomfortable positions.
Instead of using abstraction and symbolism to reflect on reality she reverses the process, creating familiar scenes which reflect the hurting and uncomfortable futility of daily realities.
By taking into account a very subtle and mostly invisible subject, she creates a prickling critic of welfare society.
Kabisch's interest focuses also in the impact which her practice has on the contemporary art world which is mostly characterized by very different aesthetics. Her works cause reflections on the traditionalism of the new artist ́s generation and public, where shapes and cultural codes are very often repeated and represent a safe direction of production/fruition. Heike Kabisch's work is physically opponent to contemporary aesthetics, she challenges the spectator's understanding and openness and even his conservatorism towards art. Using one of the most classic and direct artistic productions, Kabisch sculptures are able to open up a challenging debate on a relevant and probably necessary position outside the more accepted and repeated artistic languages.
In recent years the german artist has been producing sculptures and installations which detach themselves completely from all what the spectator expects from young contemporary sculpture: Kabisch goes right back to figuration and representation creating her subjects from real studio models who need to pose in sometimes very awkward an uncomfortable positions.
Instead of using abstraction and symbolism to reflect on reality she reverses the process, creating familiar scenes which reflect the hurting and uncomfortable futility of daily realities.
By taking into account a very subtle and mostly invisible subject, she creates a prickling critic of welfare society.
Kabisch's interest focuses also in the impact which her practice has on the contemporary art world which is mostly characterized by very different aesthetics. Her works cause reflections on the traditionalism of the new artist ́s generation and public, where shapes and cultural codes are very often repeated and represent a safe direction of production/fruition. Heike Kabisch's work is physically opponent to contemporary aesthetics, she challenges the spectator's understanding and openness and even his conservatorism towards art. Using one of the most classic and direct artistic productions, Kabisch sculptures are able to open up a challenging debate on a relevant and probably necessary position outside the more accepted and repeated artistic languages.