The Woodcuts of Anselm Kiefer - Albertina Curator Antonia Hoerschelmann
Like an alchemist, the artist processes the dark matter as if it sprang up from the bowels of the earth. The pictures are composed like sedimentations, layers of efforts and of sketches, of blotches, gestures and drawn structures, with manifold materials, like wood, cardboard, paper, even text fragments and words.
The 35 woodcarvings, chosen by curator Antonia Hoerschelmann and Anselm Kiefer for the current exhibition at Museum Albertina, are not arranged in chronological but in thematic order. As often with Anselm Kiefer, their topics were inspired by the imagery of German history, and the formats are of impressive dimensions, each measuring a couple of metres in height and width.
Kiefer’s woodcarvings combine expressionisms’ intuitive energy with a contemplative component that invites to reflection and meditation. These elements seem to be related to the alchemistic transformation processes that were the artist’s interest during his entire career. (written by Cem Angeli)
Das könnte Sie auch interessieren
Adam de Neige
19. April 2013
Masterworks of Architectural Drawing from the Albertina Museum
7. February 2018
PABLO PICASSO. THE SLEEPY DRINKER. A picture review by Albertina director Klaus Albrecht Schröder
2. March 2021
Mireille Binoux - At C.A. Contemporary in Vienna
24. January 2017
MUSA - Beauty Contest
1. March 2012
ANDERE RÄUME. collected #7 mit Werken aus der Bank Austria Kunstsammlung
30. December 2017
The Director’s Choice - Albertina Collection of Photography
14. March 2018