At STAGE BREGENZ we are showing works by Mario Dilitz, Christoph Luger, Drago Persic and Liliane Tomasko.
With the two Vorarlberg artists Christoph Luger and Drago Persic, we are showing two well-known names in the region. Christoph Luger with his quiet, contemplative works on paper, which appear like frescoes in their appearance and thus emphasize the factor of time, the “underneath” and the creation, will be presented with three fantastic works at stand C04. His pictures challenge the viewer to look closely, to get involved and thus to penetrate more and more into Luger's painting. Conceived as weekly paintings, the Vorarlberg artist also sets himself a clear - temporal - guideline in the work process.
Opposite him, we are showing the new series by Drago Persic entitled “Bergotte”. This series is based on the artist's experience last summer in Italy. Having come into contact with Giotto and the Renaissance painters of Italy, he was once again fascinated by the direct coloring: in this case the color blue. Back in his studio, he has now created this series of works. He himself writes about the pictures: “In Proust's ‘The Prisoner’, the sick protagonist Bergotte visits a Vermeer exhibition with the last of his strength because he has heard about a detail of a painting, a shade, a peculiar yellow corner of the wall. He knows the picture inside out, but cannot remember this detail. When he stands in front of the painting and sees this colorful detail, the sick Bergotte is so joyfully dissolved that he dies at the sight of the color detail.” The “Bergotte” series will be continued and will then also be part of the exhibition “Du sollst dir ein Bild machen” (You should make yourself a picture) from October at the Künstlerhaus in Vienna.
With the presentation of Mario Dilitz's sculptures, we are showing for the first time the direct juxtaposition of two current works - a woman sitting on a horse - once in wood and once in bronze. Visitors can thus make a direct comparison of these two media and types of workmanship. These brand-new sculptures are accompanied by last year's bronze edition consisting of four different motifs, each with the same protagonist. A standing boy, in the now, in the classic frontal view and yet contemporary surreal: a shark behind his back, a self-made wing on a shoulder strap, oversized boxing gloves, or a fabric bunny including a top hat.
The work “all that we want”, shown in her solo exhibition in Burgos, Spain, reveals the full strength of Liliane Tomasko's painting. She applies the paint to the canvas with force and dynamism, causing the individual traces to vibrate. It is the dream that always forms the basic framework of her works: a space between existence and drifting away, a space that does not allow for a conscious actual state. This depth, which can give rise to so many different feelings, serves as her starting point: “It is a kind of journey into our most intimate space, a descent into the storehouse of our memories, our hopes, fears and desires and the accumulation of our ideas and beliefs.” And alongside this large canvas work, we are showing four small works on paper that were also exhibited in Burgos.