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Jonathan Lasker
For some time now the term abstraction in art has ceased to have a precise
meaning. In the work of Jonathan Lasker we experience new possibilities by way
of gestures that are repetitive but at the same time capable of generating images
that are always different. Although the abstract artist has succeeded in redefining
the possibility of letting different languages interact within a single work,
Lasker does not claim for his labyrinthine frameworks any more than the two
consubstantial dimensions of the picture plane. The dry oils no longer smell. But
there floats in the air a skein of pungent smells, electric and rhythmic.
—María Platero
Federico Herrero
The essence of art, as in the rest of the materials that make up the world, is
found in its most extreme purity, in finding a form, an idea, a colour … that it
manages to transcend. Flat colours become important pieces of that puzzle,
key elements that are associated with musical harmony, with the scent of flower
petals. The large expanses of colour in this work evoke pure smells, in their
maximum essence, that overlay each other but do not mix. It’s a real pleasure
for the pituitary, this fun chromatic combination. Perfume fresh from the
Caribbean, we distinguish the smell of tropical fruits, the idyllic beaches and the
virgin forests.
—Javier Torras
Katinka Bock
The city, the landscape, the territory and the exhibition space are central themes
in the art of Katinka Bock. Through a practice that draws on the tradition of
Arte Povera and Minimalism, Bock avails herself of organic materials, which
she uses to invoke natural and physical phenomena. In Stadt am Fluss (City on
the River) (2009) the artist combines found objects pertaining to the domestic
environment—a bucket of water, a table, a pile of cut-out drawing papers
and water—to construct a sketched poetic sculptural vision of a possible city
traversed by a river.
The contact of the water with the channel inscribed in wooden table produces a
subtle scent that enhances the organicness and physicality of the piece.
—Silvia Dauder
Rebecca Horn
Contrary to the gravity law.
The spiral movement draws energy upwards,
allowing the body to go up within the great expansion of light.
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