In the collection featured on this exhibition, the American artist John Schuetz explores the classical style of nonetheless life – however with a extremely private fashion. All the works have been created solely in his personal flat, which he has remodeled into an intimate studio. Rather than opulent symbolism, Schuetz focuses on the delicacy of sunshine and delicate shades of color. The restricted house of the flat compels him to always invent new views and preparations.
All the images have been taken solely utilizing a smartphone. In doing so, Schuetz emphasises the immediacy and accessibility of the medium with out compromising on inventive precision. At the identical time, he creates a deliberate distinction: while digital expertise permits for infinite reproducibility, he prints every picture solely as soon as in bodily type, which stands in opposition to the fast consumption of digital photographs.
John Schuetz was born in 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He studied artwork historical past, theatre research, humanities and sculpture within the USA, Berlin and Strasbourg. In 1971, he moved to Berlin and commenced working with the medium of pictures. His works have been proven in quite a few solo and group exhibitions, together with the Maerz exhibition ‘BauHaus’ in 1988 and the exhibition ‘The 20th Century – A Century of Art in Germany’ on the Neue Nationalgalerie and the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. His works are held within the collections of the Berlinische Galerie and the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, amongst others.
- Exhibition: 3.7. – 30.8.2026
- Opening: Thursday, 2.7.2026 | 19:00 Uhr
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