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until 09.11. | #4403ARTatBerlin | Galerie Georg Nothelfer shows from 11. September 2024 (Vernissage 13.09.) the exhibition In Limbo by the artist Elmira Iravanizad.
Galerie Georg Nothelfer presents the first solo exhibition of new works by Iranian artist Elmira Iravanizad (*1987). The artist’s work includes small and large-format paintings in oil on canvas, sculptures made of ceramic, metal and wood and collages, which she assembles from drawings, cut-outs, paste-overs and overpaintings. She archives, arranges and reuses the remnants of her artistic work in the form of cut-outs and scraps of material.
Elmira Iravanizad I Image no. 28 I 2022 I Collage/pen I 100 x 70 cm. I Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann
The resulting forms move from oil painting to softly folded or playfully symbolic wall sculpture to collage and into the archive collection. Her working method combines the different genres in which she works: Layer by layer, she cuts the objects in her paintings out of the coloured background by applying black paint; layer by layer, she loosely assembles shapes cut out of paper in her collages or sticks transparent foil over drawings and colour imprints; layer by layer, she works the surface of her ceramic or wooden sculptures with pencil until they take on a metallic shine. She transforms the materials used, makes inorganic materials appear organic, gives various surfaces a painterly quality and plays with the fact that we as viewers do not immediately recognize whether an object is made of ceramic, wood or metal. In this way, the artworks remain open and accessible: they play with the magic of the unfinished and contrast perfectly finished with still raw areas, which awakens curiosity and encourages viewers to reflect. As you cannot always be sure what material a collage or sculpture is made of, you are tempted to touch it. The artist continues this invitation consistently by creating interactive, moving sculptures.
Elmira Iravanizad I Prussian Blue no. 6 I 2023 I Oil on wood I 58 x 42 cm. I Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann
The forms, which move from artwork to artwork and from one genre to another are in a permanent state of suspension and reflect the artist’s cultural background of Iran, the urban landscapes of Tehran, London and Berlin, the connections and seemingly impossible breaches between the present and past and between different cultures.
As part of BERLIN ART WEEK Georg Nothelfer will host a guided tour followed by an artist talk September 15 at 2 pm.
Vernissage: Friday, 13. September 2024, 6 – 9 pm.
Tour with Artist talk: Sunday, 15. September 2024 at 2 pm
Exhibition period: Wednesday, 11. September until Saturday, 9. November, 2024
Opening hours Berlin ART WEEK:
Wed – Thu 12 – 7 pm
Fri 12 – 10 pm
Sat 12 – 6 pm
Sun 11 am – 6 pm
Image caption: Elmira Iravanizad I Object No. 70 I 2024 I Metal and wood I ca. 205 x 42 x 57 – 196 cm I (detail)
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