The Half Axel

Ended

The Half Axel

Jun 1 – Jul 6, 2019

Monika Baer

Thomas Eggerer

Silke Otto-Knapp

Mathias Poledna

Stephen Prina

R.H. Quaytman

Curated by Monika Baer

The Axel is a term from figure skating referring to a specific jump forwards, whereas all others are developed out of a backwards turn.

A pink painting from +x, chapter 34. Pink Hyde gesso with fabric mushed inside and sanded and then oil rubbed on surface. It can be hung in any direction depending on the site and adjacencies. The blue one is titled Entangled in the Observed. This painting can also be hung on two directions indicated on the back. It is Blue Hyde skin glue gesso silkscreen ink, watercolor and oil.

Budget Meal Pattern, 34 x 39 inches, oil on canvas, 2019

Drawing, no title, 34 x 39 inches, charcoal on paper, 2019

Landscape with rainbow (1) and Landscape with rainbow (2). Each is independent of–but complimented by the other through the positive-negative flip. Both paintings are 140 cm high and 100 cm wide.

Three diptychs and one triptych, acrylic on paper, framed in walnut. They are preparatory drawings for Blinds.

Three yellow and silver paintings, acrylic, quartz, pigment and chromed aluminium applications.

Scattered throughout the exhibition are works from a suite of original pencil drawings, each featuring the figure of a small cartoon-bird presenting a unique piece of flora.