THILO HEINZMANN – MY TIME YOUR TIME OUR TIME TIME
2021-03-08On view are paintings that combine the compositional elements from various series from his past practices, pigment paintings, Tacmo, Aicmo, and polystyrene paintings with glass, in a new way for the first time.
The chromatic intensity of loose pigments, the reflections of broad brushstrokes, the traces of speedily inscribed hand movements, and the luminosity of sprinkled colored glass vibrate in overlapping layers to form a polyfocal visual space. A significant voice in a generation of German painters scrutinizing the medium and its history, Heinzmann is known for his inventive, precise work that is driven by an inquiry into what painting can be today. Using a diversity of materials, from chipboard, Styrofoam, porcelain, aluminum, to nail polish, resin, pigment, fur, cotton wool, and hessian, the artist has for the last twenty-five years worked on developing new paths and a unique visual language in his practice.
The works in the main room of the gallery are characterized by his consistent and subtle approach to light, tempo, composition and color. Although each painting exists in its own right, the rhythmic sequence of their presentation facilitates the idea of a garden, a landscape, in which a figure appears and disappears. Its imagined presence activates the pictorial space, which thus becomes a stage.
Opposite – O.T., 2019
Exhibition runs through to March 20th, 2021
Perrotin
Piramide Building, 1F, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-Ku
106-0032 Tokyo
