Robin von Einsiedel @ Galeria Nicodim, București

ROBIN VON EINSIEDEL – CHINATOWN, 15.01.-19.02.2015 , Galeria Nicodim, Palatul Cantacuzino, Calea Victoriei nr. 141, Bucuresti.

[RO] Galeria Nicodim prezinta expozitia artistului german Robin von Einsiedel, al carei vernisaj a avut loc joi, 15 ianuarie intre orele 7-10pm. Impreuna cu lumina soarelui, privelistea parcarii face autostopul in atelierul in care Robin von Einsiedel distileaza elemente de asfalt si graffiti, ajungand la componentele materiale de baza proprii: bitum, hidrocarbura namolului de cerneala care, atunci cand se impreuneaza cu pietrisul creeaza drumuri asfaltate–un indicator timpuriu al ascensiunii culturii spre civilizatie–si vopsea spray, atmosfera favorabila celor distantati pentru a-si inregistra propria eroziune. De la Los Angeles la Antwerp pana la Dubai cartierele chinezesti atesta omogenitatea infioratoare a oraselor contemporane, desi pe panzele lui expansive aceste materiale picura, burniteaza, suspenda, si stropesc pentru a forma impreuna o tocana eterica… cozi ale cometelor, stele nounascute, furtuni ale bulbilor de carbuni, si un lacrimar sexy ciudat. Contururi vagi ale desenelor animate din copilarie pe jumatate amintite si fragmente incapatanate de istorie sunt, de asemenea, prinse in vascosul cosmic, cu ursul Yogi si Velázquez care reies din incarcatul vapor pastelat pentru a se rasturna si a dansa partea lor in aceasta salata divina de calmante. Robin von Einsiedel (n. 1988) traieste si lucreaza in Londra. Absolvind recent studiile Colegiului Regal de Arta, prima expozitie personala al lui von Einsidel, ZOO KÖLN, a avut premiera la Bosse & Baume in Londra in 2014.

[EN] Galeria Nicodim is pleased to announce our exhibition with German artist Robin von Einsiedel with the opening reception was on Thursday, January the 15th from 7-10pm. With a view of a car park hitching a ride into his studio along with the sunlight, von Einsiedel distills elements of asphalt and graffiti to their frank material components: bitumen, the inky hydrocarbon sludge that when married to gravel creates paved roads–an early check mark on culture’s ascent to civilization–and spray paint, the favored medium of the displaced to record their own erasure. Chinatowns from Los Angeles to Antwerp to Dubai attest to a creeping homogeneity of contemporary cities, though on his expansive canvases these materials drip, drizzle, suspend, and splash to form an altogether more ethereal stew… comet tails, newborn stars, bulbous charcoal storms, and the odd sexy dribble. Sketchy outlines of half-remembered childhood cartoons and stubborn bits of history are also caught in this cosmic goop, with Yogi bear and Velázquez emerging from the gravid pastel vapor to flip and dance their part in his empyrean klonopin salad. Robin von Einsiedel (b. 1988) lives and works in London. A recent graduate of the Royal College of Art, von Einsiedel’s first solo show ZOO KÖLN premiered at Boss & Baume in London in 2014.

Foto lucrari – arhiva Galeriei Nicodim, foto Lucian Muntean