Inspired by movement

The shallow waves of a lake, the roaring sea or the constant movement of a river: water in all its forms fascinates the artist Christine Keruth time and again. She has shown her unique paintings at various national and international trade fairs and exhibitions. The newly published catalog flow to vision now offers a detailed overview of Keruth's series of works from recent years. The first series is ghostly ships on the wind, for which Keruth was inspired by recently discovered construction drawings for sailing yachts from the early 20th century that were never built.

In the sublime, Keruth shows towering ocean waves, which exude an almost indescribable attraction, but also danger: »With great sensitivity, questions of the incomparable, sensually beautiful as well as overwhelming, overpowering phenomena are reviewed«, the artist describes. Keruth explores a different view of water with the before the jump series about high diving. What physical and mental effort is required for a sport that looks so graceful and easy? Keruth focuses on the elegance of the jumps, which the jumpers can only perform in the knowledge that the water will catch them safely.

Each series of works is accompanied by an introductory text, in most cases written by the artist herself. Keruth explains the themes of the respective series of works in detail, in an entertaining and confident writing style. The introduction to Lacuna is by Dr. Karolina Stefanski, who also wrote the foreword. The art historian skillfully captures Keruth's position in just a few sentences. All texts are available in German and English.

The catalog gives the high-quality reproductions an appropriate amount of space, which enables a correspondingly intensive examination of the works. Several paintings are also presented on double pages. The book is appropriately supplemented with interesting exhibition views, such as those of the Zionskirche in Berlin, and other short texts that provide inspiration and information about the creation of individual works. The focus is particularly on the lost capsar david I (2021), which also adorns the cover, and the works from the series in the hall of the mountain king, which was created plein air in Norway in 2023.

The catalog comprises 160 pages, costs 35.00 euros and can be ordered directly from the artist.