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Gernot Wieland, Psychogram, 2022, ink on paper
London: Belmacz shows Gernot Wieland solo show
Half Naked
What it's like to be half-naked, for most people, depends on the situation. Austrian artist Gernot Wieland approaches the state, which can be both fragile and vitalizing, in the solo show Halb Nackt (Engl. Half Naked), which is presented by Belmacz Gallery in London from March 1 to April 7. Naive drawings meet repaired vases.
March 01, 2023
Belmacz Gallery in London presents a solo exhibition by Austrian artist Gernot Wieland beginning March 1. Halb Nackt addresses the fragile form of the body, mind and self by having the artist speak, for example, from the eyes of an adolescent child. Already familiar from his filmic works, Wieland again sees himself as a psychological mediator of very existence in these sketchy drawings. His method: to subtly break down the complexity through fixed media - to the process of finding identity.
The spidery lines, grainy footage, and absurd presences seem bumbling. With these simple processes, Wieland deciphers the complexities of growing up, psychological ruptures, and healing. The solo show lines up wriggling drawings like Caravaggio (2022) with a broken and half-repaired vase - accompanying visitors through a narrative of fragile semi-nakedness until April 7.
Gernot Wieland (*1968, Horn, Austria) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and completed his master's degree at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin.
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