BE THERE10 Landscapes: For UlrikePresented by Stux Gallery September 14, 2006- October 14, 2006Reception: September 14, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmKuno Gonschior
On view at Stux are ten paintings from the artist’s Landscapes series dating from between 2000 and 2001. These monumental pieces are indicative of an ever-present commitment to the “liberation of color” from subjective influence in both his process and overall conception of painting. This is not to say that the psychological and physical properties of color are excluded from the appreciation of the works, it is clear, however, that the artist's primary concern is to explore color not as an expressive, but as an autonomous value. Kuno, in these works, introduces “dabs” of paint directly onto unprimed canvases. There is no subterfuge, no planned deception here. These works, almost self-consciously, release the “maximum energy” of color and explore, with near scientific resolve, the effects of the interaction of the different chemical properties of pigment in relation to one another. The very essence of the paint is explored, with the utmost attention being given to the individual granules of pigment that swim within the luscious viscosity of the paint. The works on view represent a cross section of the artist’s process and a continued evolution in his “scientific” approach to painting. The title of this series, Landscapes, hints at a possible evolution in the work, perhaps the result of a powerful inherent human need to “connect the dots,” and transpose against these fields of color and texture an emotional interpretation of collected “facts.” Kuno Gonshior has exhibited in major museums and galleries around the world including exhibitions at Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf, Karl-Enst-Osthaus Museum, Hagen, Städt Museum, Bonn, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, The National Galerie, Berlin.
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