Pretty Shiny Stuff @ Arte Giani

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTE GIANI zeigt vom 8. November 2023 - 12. Januar 2024

 

Astrid Köppe

 

Pretty Shiny Stuff

 

Emaillen und Zeichnungen

 

Vernissage: Mittwoch, 8. November, 17:30 – 20 Uhr

Unter dem treffenden wie zugleich tiefstapelnden Titel „Pretty Shiny Stuff“ zeigt uns die Berliner Künstlerin Astrid Köppe neue Arbeiten mit sorgfältigst gezeichneten Formen, die sich in ihrer Abstraktheit einer klaren Zuordnung entziehen. Auf den ersten Blick scheinen sie der Natur entnommen, doch das Bilderrätsel löst sich nie auf. Astrid Köppes biomorph erscheinende Gestalten fügen sich zu einem sorgfältig erdachten Spiel der Formen und Farben und sind so Zeugnis ihrer schier ungebremsten Fantasie. Nur anfänglich beziehen sie sich auf tatsächlich gesehene Dinge, um sich dann zu verändern, zu verdichten und zu Choreografien zu verselbständigen.  

Die glänzenden Emaille-Oberflächen und die changierend irisierenden metallischen Aquarellfarben auf dem Papier laden den Betrachter ein, in die erstaunliche Bilderwelt Astrid Köppes einzutauchen.

 

ARTE GIANI, Taunusanlage 18 (Eingang über den Kettenhofweg), 60325 Frankfurt.

 

https://www.artegiani.de/ 

PRETTY SHINY STUFF

Seizan Gallery New York

September 7 – October 21, 2023 EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 2

OPENING RECEPTION: September 7, 6-8 pm

 

SEIZAN Gallery New York is pleased to announce Pretty Shiny Stuff, a solo exhibition of works by German artist Astrid Köppe from September 7th through October 21st, 2023. The opening reception with the artist is Thursday, September 7th, 6-8pm. Located in one of the gallery’s newly renovated exhibition spaces, the show features 30 pieces from the artist’s vast oeuvre of A4 size drawings. Four large format enamel-coated steel panel works are also on view. This is the artist's first solo exhibition in New York.

Astrid Köppe has worked with dedication to a single format of drawing for over twenty years. The focus is on biomorphic shapes meticulously rendered at the center of vertical white paper. Her use of mechanical pencils and watercolor reference illustrations from pre-photography era botanical and medical textbooks. Industrial design and classic science fiction illustration are also suggested. Just as the strange shapes begin to make sense, they slip away, refusing easy categorization. The artist consciously weaves riddles into each work.

Köppe starts a drawing with a precise visualization in mind. Each object (shape or pattern) is rendered “accurately” and convincingly. Yet, viewers cannot figure out exactly what they are looking at. Köppe plays with what she calls “pretend 3-D effect,” giving shades to objects only to confuse perspective. Iridescent watercolors add extra layers of complexity.

The exhibition also includes four works made by vitreous enameling on steel plates, a technique traditionally used for industrial signage. In these pieces Köppe explores scaling up from the drawings. Working with a fabricator, the artist applies vitreous enamel onto steel plate by spraying through stencils, dripping onto the plate, scratching around wet enamel. The glossy kiln-fired works are related to the drawings yet present a dramatic contrast.

For press and sales inquiries, please email to info@seizan-gallery.com

SEIZAN Gallery New York
525 W26th St. Ground Floor
New York, NY 10001
Tel: 917-409-0699
www.seizan-gallery.com

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am-6pm

look deep into nature – backstage

Galerie Inga Kondeyne

2.9. - 14.10.2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Als Betrachter der Zeichnungen von Astrid Köppe wird man zum Beobachter einer künstlerischen Amöbenwelt von schier unerschöpflicher Gestaltwerdung, deren irritierendes, teils bizarres Anderssein zugleich oft genug mit einem Augenzwinkern unterlegt scheint und so zu einer Entdeckungsreise eigener Art einlädt. Natürlich gewachsene Formen, bis auf Ursprünge reduziert, formt sie phantasievoll um. Mit der Klaviatur des Zeichnens, kombiniert mit markanten Farbsetzungen – im Vorübergehen erscheint mitunter brillantes Strahlen – bringt sie zeichnerisch immer wieder überraschende Existenzen hervor. Endlos in den einzelnen Ausprägungen folgt eine der anderen durch Naturbeobachten auf Reisen aufgeladen.

 

Galerie Inga Kondeyne

Carmerstr. 10

10623 Berlin 

https://galeriekondeyne.de/

Di-Fr: 14:00 – 18:00 Uhr
Sa: 13:00 – 17:00 Uhr

 

Art: Bad Gastein

 

 

Concrete Matters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astrid Köppe | Susanne Piotter

1.-17.6.2023

 

Opening Reception: Thursday June 1, 6 pm

Galerie Carolyn Heinz

Galeriehaus Hamburg

Klosterwall  13

20095 Hamburg

https://carolynheinz.de/exhibition/concrete-matters/

paper positions berlin

 with Galerie Inga Kondeyne

 

 

 

 

 

professional preview
Thursday 27 april 2023
2 – 6 pm (with vip card only)

opening reception
Thursday 27 april 2023
6 – 9 pm

opening hours
friday 28 april 2023
12 noon – 2 pm (with vip card only)
2 – 6 pm

saturday 29 april 2023
11 am – 8 pm

sunday 30 april 2023
11 am – 6 pm

 

deutsche telekom hauptstadtrepräsentanz
französische strasse 33 a-c
10117 berlin

https://www.paperpositions.com/en/berlin/

WALL OF SOUND — LAGE EGAL

WALL OF SOUND — LAGE EGAL #187  "It's all about art and music"  DEC 16, 2022 — JAN 28, 2023 Opening reception:  Thursday, DEC 15, 6pm — 9pm  LAGE EGAL [GW34/35]  Greifswalder Str. 34,  10405 Berlin Contact: sonderlage@lage-egal.net

In short, we have decided to extend the previous exhibition MÄDCHEN MIT SCHALLPLATTE until end of January 2023 by keeping a selection of relevant pieces, adding new ones — and to rename it in WALL OF SOUND.  This new exhibition is the result of an open call for music-related artworks and brings together 100 artworks of more than 70 artists with paintings or drawings of album covers or song texts, sculptures, objects, limited editions of records, tapes, posters...   WALL OF SOUND is about the role that music can play, both symbolically and as references to historical and contemporary contexts of experimental, jazz and rock music. It shows that music can be used as a political instrument or as a representation of a certain period, but can also provide an opportunity to come together. In this way, the exhibition WALL OF SOUND aims to make visible the diverse artistic voices that make up the Berlin art landscape. With Angelika Arendt, Hannah Becher, Andreas Becker, Viola Bendzko, Roland Boden, Betty Böhm, Andreas Burger, Corentin Canesson, Diego Castro, André Catarino, Albert Coers, Francisco Da Mata, Ursula Döbereiner, Mirjam Dorsch, Knut Eckstein, Alexandra Erlhoff, Nadine Fecht, Frederik Foert, Peter Freitag, Tom Früchtl, Jane Garbert, Gfeller + Hellsgard, Lukas Glinkowski, Maurus Gmür, Marco Goldenstein, Ben Greber, Malcom Green, Jens Hanke, Peter Hartinger, Gregor Hildebrandt, Birgit Hölmer, Daniel Hoflund, Alekos Hofstetter, Julien Hübsch, Marianna Ignataki, Jase Kala, Patrick Kaufmann, Klaus Killisch, Astrid Köppe, Annekatrin Lemke, Lukas Liese, Ignacio Lobera, Catherine Lorent, Barbara Lüdde, Frank Maier, Jules Maillot, Rei Matsushima, Matthias Mayer, Anna Mieves, NIHILS, Justine Otto, Andrea Pichl, Matthias Pilsz, Kristina Popov, Franziska Reinbothe, Franz Schmidt, Nina E. Schönefeld, Marcus Sendlinger, Soji Shimizu, Martin Skauen, Charlie Stein, Songwen Sun-von Berg, Philip Topolovac, Anke Völk, Helena Walter, Witte Wartena, Sador Weinsčlucker, Linda Weiss, Claudio Wichert, Albrecht Wild, Markus Willeke, Ila Wingen, René Wirths...