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[Image: “Violets II”, 2018, watercolor on canvas, 100 x 80 cm © Silke Otto-Knapp ]

Silke Otto-Knapp “Violets”

Taka Ishii Gallery
Finished

Artists

Silke Otto-Knapp
The title of the exhibition refers to a journal of poetry Kurt Schwitters published in 1931 in Hannover. The journal brought together a selection of poems by his peers. Schwitters’ own poem Veilchen (Violets) was printed on the cover as both an address to the reader and a statement of intent from the artist, who likens the small and beautiful flowers that have the strength to grow under almost any conditions to the poems presented in the journal. Ranging from landscapes to works based on historical documentation of stage design and performance, this group of paintings takes its starting point from the journal. By transforming the space with her painting process of building and removing layers of watercolor, Otto-Knapp creates degrees of transparency and opacity with layers of movement in one uninterrupted surface. Her paintings could be compared to looking at a photographic negative where there is a constant play of negative and positive, producing an unstable space that nevertheless has a distinct physical presence.

Schedule

Sep 7 (Fri) 2018-Oct 6 (Sat) 2018 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
12:00-19:00
Closed
Monday, Sunday, Holidays

Opening Reception Sep 7 (Fri) 2018 17:00 - 19:00

FeeFree
Websitehttp://www.takaishiigallery.com/en/archives/24240/
VenueTaka Ishii Gallery
http://www.takaishiigallery.com/
Location3F Complex665, 6-5-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
Access2 minute walk from exit 1b at Roppongi Station on the Hbiya or Toei Oedo line, 8 minute walk from exit 7 at Azabu-juban Station on the Nanboku or Toei Oedo line, 11 minute walk from exit 5 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line.
Phone03-6434-7010
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