Birgit Megerle
04 Oct - 25 Nov 2014
BIRGIT MEGERLE
Airs and Graces
4 October - 25 November 2014
Galleria Fonti is pleased to presentAirs and Graces, third solo exhibition in the gallery by Birgit Megerle.
Birgit Megerle arranges an installation of different computer collages, portraits and still lives. All the works on show have a sensual calculated play with hints on hedonism, role play and feminism.
On one of the paintings the artist focuses on the entanglement of lines of leaves of a tropical plant swinging in an almost lustful way like a diva on the surface of a canvas. In a similar way, the alluring and shimmering cocktail glasses resemble female singers standing in the midst of a stage full of artificial lights. Some of the exhibits with titles like Female Pleasure remind the visitors, that the objects in the still lives refer actually to physical bodies standing outside the pure representation of delicate surfaces and their enigmatic highlights.
The exhibition is also composed by two black and white computer collages blending in nicely with self-portraits, plants, wooden masks and cocktail-glasses. The collages of Megerle evoke fanzine culture through their free compiled elements and they refer to the photo cutting of the Russian constructivists even if realized on Photoshop.
A series of watercolours is also displayed in the gallery representing people in Southern German carnival dresses, which are combined with portraits of friends and family members. With the help of a mask the represented people can change into chosen figures enabling them to exercise control over their social roles.
Airs and Graces
4 October - 25 November 2014
Galleria Fonti is pleased to presentAirs and Graces, third solo exhibition in the gallery by Birgit Megerle.
Birgit Megerle arranges an installation of different computer collages, portraits and still lives. All the works on show have a sensual calculated play with hints on hedonism, role play and feminism.
On one of the paintings the artist focuses on the entanglement of lines of leaves of a tropical plant swinging in an almost lustful way like a diva on the surface of a canvas. In a similar way, the alluring and shimmering cocktail glasses resemble female singers standing in the midst of a stage full of artificial lights. Some of the exhibits with titles like Female Pleasure remind the visitors, that the objects in the still lives refer actually to physical bodies standing outside the pure representation of delicate surfaces and their enigmatic highlights.
The exhibition is also composed by two black and white computer collages blending in nicely with self-portraits, plants, wooden masks and cocktail-glasses. The collages of Megerle evoke fanzine culture through their free compiled elements and they refer to the photo cutting of the Russian constructivists even if realized on Photoshop.
A series of watercolours is also displayed in the gallery representing people in Southern German carnival dresses, which are combined with portraits of friends and family members. With the help of a mask the represented people can change into chosen figures enabling them to exercise control over their social roles.