Stefan Rinck
05 May - 04 Jun 2006
STEFAN RINCK
"Portal of Glory"
Vilma Gold is pleased to present a solo show of paintings by Berlin based artist Stephan Rinck in their new London project space. For this exhibition, Stephan will present a series of portraits and hand carved sandstone sculptures. Hung salon-style, the paintings will form a presentation of his peers and contemporaries.
Boldly painted, the canvases recollect the strong colourful brushstrokes of the Fauvists, and the harsh angular figures from the work of the German Expressionists. In their search for an authentic and direct art and their insistence on the fusion of art and life, the Expressionists made frequent depictions of friends, lovers, and patrons from their inner circle, including each other. Similarly, Rinck has made portraits in this tradition of his Berlin friends and studio colleagues. His wall of paintings, however, also acts as a fantastical vanity project; on one canvas Rinck is flanked by two Kirschner-esque women who fawn over him, caressing him and stroking his hair. He stands, playboy-like, smugly smoking a cigar.
Drawing from the imagery of the primitive, familiar symbols drawn from Egyptian and Christian mythology and fairytale folklore Rinck’s sculptures are totemic busts, animals and reliefs carved from sandstone.
Private view: 5th May
For further information or images please contact Mark Dickenson on: +44(0) 20 8981 3344 or: mail@vilmagold.com
Open: Thursday - Sunday, 12 - 6pm
"Portal of Glory"
Vilma Gold is pleased to present a solo show of paintings by Berlin based artist Stephan Rinck in their new London project space. For this exhibition, Stephan will present a series of portraits and hand carved sandstone sculptures. Hung salon-style, the paintings will form a presentation of his peers and contemporaries.
Boldly painted, the canvases recollect the strong colourful brushstrokes of the Fauvists, and the harsh angular figures from the work of the German Expressionists. In their search for an authentic and direct art and their insistence on the fusion of art and life, the Expressionists made frequent depictions of friends, lovers, and patrons from their inner circle, including each other. Similarly, Rinck has made portraits in this tradition of his Berlin friends and studio colleagues. His wall of paintings, however, also acts as a fantastical vanity project; on one canvas Rinck is flanked by two Kirschner-esque women who fawn over him, caressing him and stroking his hair. He stands, playboy-like, smugly smoking a cigar.
Drawing from the imagery of the primitive, familiar symbols drawn from Egyptian and Christian mythology and fairytale folklore Rinck’s sculptures are totemic busts, animals and reliefs carved from sandstone.
Private view: 5th May
For further information or images please contact Mark Dickenson on: +44(0) 20 8981 3344 or: mail@vilmagold.com
Open: Thursday - Sunday, 12 - 6pm