Ohne Titel, Per Kirkeby
Per Kirkeby
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Per Kirkeby

Ohne Titel, 1983


Dimensions
260 x 203 cm
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Inventory Number
2381
Acquisition
Acquired in 2011 with support of the Städelkomitee 21. Jahrhundert, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.
Status
Not on display

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In Per Kirkeby’s painting, ice crystals detach themselves from the picture ground – an iridescent mix of green, brown and lilac, formed as if by sedimented layers of mosses, lichens and rocks. The colour structures are abstract but suggest organic matter. The Danish artist, who has a doctorate in geology, visualises the structures underlying the transient phenomena of reality. In a manner akin to the basic idea of structuralist theory, he is concerned with the interrelationships between things. The meaning of the overall structure points beyond that of its individual elements.

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25.10.2024