Kaleidoscope of Abstraction

Karin Weber Gallery is excited to announce details of our upcoming group exhibition ‘Kaleidoscope of Abstraction’, a showcase of international artists with global reach and a singular commitment to abstraction as their means of visual expression. We are especially proud to welcome the return of two longstanding gallery artists, Udo Nöger from Germany/USA and Tomoaki Tarutani from Japan.

Disengaging from the portrayal of specific subjects can be highly liberating for artists, providing greater creative autonomy to strengthen their dialogue with a chosen medium, process, colour or texture.

At the heart of abstract compositions is often an intensely physical process. Ripping and tearing creates Angela Glajcar’s paper ‘Terforations’ and ‘Paperwalls’ while layering and scraping creates the complex light depictions in Udo Nögers canvases. Tina Buchholtz uses a palette knife to apply, remove and reapply layers of pigment, metal and glass particles, which are then ‘weathered’by exposure to the elements outdoors. Willi Siber solders steel, cuts and carves wood to then coat his pieces in the glossiest of industrial varnishes in unique juxtapositions of the natural and the industrial.

Works which make colour explorations their main focus offer a contrast to the stern monochromes of Udo Nöger and Angela Glajcar. Works by Tomoaki Tarutani are from his ‘Grains’ Series, detailed drawings of small circles and colored surfaces, resembling cells which fuse into organic structures and a riotous explosion of flat colours. Willi Siber commands an entire rainbow of varnishes, epoxys and lacquers for his pure colour creations while Tina Buchholtz veers between textured monochromes to vibrant bursts of colour and energy.

As these artists demonstrate, reducing the need to engage with a subject creates immense freedom to engage with alternative aspects of artistic practice. A microcosm of top abstractionists is on show in ‘Kaleidoscope of Abstraction’ at Karin Weber Gallery.