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bis 28.06. | #4674ARTatBerlin | Galerie Martin Mertens shows from Friday, 02. May 2025 the exhibition Arte Figurativa II by the artists Gregor Gaida, Peter Senoner and Domenico Grenci.
This exhibition builds on the show ‘Arte Figurativa 1’ (2021), in which works by Robert Bosisio, Peter Demetz, Domenico Grenci and Bruno Walpoth were presented.
All of the participating artists focus on the human body, work at a high level of craftsmanship and have a recognisable individual style. However, their approaches differ in terms of technique and the depiction of the figure and portrait.
For Domenico Grenci (*1981), the portrait is at the centre of his painting. He uses oil, red chalk and charcoal to create pictures with fine lines and reduced facial features. The motifs come from models from art history, online photos or his own photographs. Grenci uses his artistic eye to translate these image sources into new portraits with clear contours and restrained colours.
Gregor Gaida (*1975) works as a sculptor with a combination of organic forms and technical structures. According to Dr Ari Hartog (catalogue text), he trims the motif, fragments the human torso and transforms it into an independent object that only follows the artist’s design principles.
In view of modern 3D printing processes for the reproduction of bones, Gaida’s sculptures demonstrate the connection between technology and natural form.
Peter Senoner (*1970) integrates organic and technical elements in his sculptures. His figures take up the tradition of sculptural body representation from antiquity to the present day and continue it in a contemporary context. In addition, drawings and paintings are shown that serve as a design basis for the sculptures and are presented as independent objects on wooden supports.
Opening: Friday, 02 May, 6 – 9 pm
Exhibition dates: Friday, 02 May – Saturday, 28 June 2025
To the Galley
Image Caption Title: Courtesy Gregor Gaida – Domenico Grenci – Peter Senoner – Galerie Martin Mertens
Exhibition Arte Figurativa II – Galerie Martin Mertens | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
