Blue Rider Art bluerider art Shanghai·The Bund will launch the first blockbuster exhibition of the spring on March 9, 2024 - the first solo exhibition in China of the famous German contemporary artist Willi Siber "Baroquepearls" . The exhibition will present a series of new special creations by Heber, using different materials to transform Baroque style and natural landscapes into stunning abstract works, many of which will be unveiled in Asia for the first time.
Willy Sieber was born in Germany in 1949. He graduated from the University of Stuttgart in Art History and currently lives and works in Upper Swabia, Germany. Heber has long been known for his abstract installations. His works inherit the style of Baroque art and culture in the Upper Swabia region of southern Germany. Nourished by the endless natural scenery, Heber integrates the gorgeous colors and rhythms of the Baroque and his wholehearted touching of nature into abstractions. work. The artist said: "My works are always free and independent objects that do not require narrative explanation." His works are based on the plasticity of matter and focus on the exploration of shape, color, and texture, trying to subvert the viewer's visual perception. Know.
In his 45-year creative process, Willy Sieber has been constantly exploring materials, shapes, colors and light. Heber grew up during a period when Abstract Expressionism flourished. His study of formality enabled him to overthrow the framework of traditional art. Geometric shapes, lines and colors together constitute the artist's interpretation of "beauty" and inner perception. Heber mentioned being fascinated by the development of abstract art by Kandinsky and Mondrian. The psychological response caused by lines, shapes and colors is the artistic spirit that Kandinsky constantly pursues in his creations. Heber continues to influence the interaction between shapes and colors, creating a sense of physical contradiction that challenges the viewer's understanding of what they see. The awareness of objects, the confusion of familiar visual and tactile perceptions, forms part of Heber's unique artistic language.
willi siber, tafelobjekt, 2024, pir, interference enamel, 120x100x12cm
Willi Siber's early creations were mainly paintings. Later, after inheriting his father's lumber factory, he gradually became more interested in sculptures and three-dimensional installations. After 1980, he gradually used wooden materials As the main creative medium, this is also the starting point for his experimental material creation. Sieber once said: "My creations originate from change." The rough texture of wood is transformed into a rhythmic arc shape under the arc shaping, creating an unexpected appearance.
Heber often shuttles between studios made of different materials, from wood, steel to fiberboard, trying all possible breakthroughs. In the famous steel sculpture series, the twisted metal is composed of hardened steel. This kind of material does not break easily even under extreme load-bearing loads, but in Heber's combination, it appears as playful and light as a straw bending. Behind the seemingly simple shape lies a series of complex precision processes and coloring controls. The materiality of seamless welding interacts with bright colors, subverting the viewer's perception of the weight of metal.
willi siber, tafelobjekt, 2023, mdf, enamel, 176x116x6.5cm
This time bluerider art bluerider art Shanghai·The Bund launches the first solo exhibition in China of agent artist Willi Siber "Baroque Pearls" (willi siber: baroque pearls), which will be exhibited The exhibition includes more than a dozen works, including wall installations and sculptures, which were exposed in Asia for the first time.
Hibberet created one of his rare large-scale works for this solo exhibition. Among them, the nearly 4-meter-long triptych painting "Tafelobjekt" uses a smooth surface to strengthen the sunken organic arc body of wooden fiberboard. Gradient light reflections bring an undulating sense of flow to the picture, embodying the rhythm and ease of the air. The new works in the same series use matte black and white powdery paint as the surface coating, presenting a pearl-like touch. The color, texture and shape pulsate to stimulate the tactile nerves, making the desire to touch replace the visual presentation.The well-known steel sculpture series "Stehende" (Stehende) and "Wood Wall Object" (Wood Wall Object) are covered with gorgeous colors originating from the Baroque. The bright glossy paint adds to the agility of the objects. Another work "Ground Object" The curved lines of (bodenobjekt) are intertwined and intertwined, like a round and bright sphere, with a soft and romantic brilliance, inverting the rigid characteristics of steel. The materials derived from nature, the textures of wind and morning dew, and the Baroque splendor of the Upper Swabian church all touched Heber's senses and created a series of smart images that extend beyond the material.
is like a full and round "Baroque pearl" that breaks away from the norm, breaking the boundaries of beauty with irregular shapes. This is also his praise of nature and life. With the magnificence of Baroque, he injects a sensual soul into objects. The deformation and transformation of materials continue to lead the viewer to experience soul-cleansing shocks like sacred music.
Nandu reporter Zhu Rongting Intern Chen Mingxinyu
