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Bernhard Zimmer
AWH 103 Original Textural Abstract Colorfield Modern Expressionism Oil Painting

2014

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Bernhard Zimmer produces deeply layered, subtly textured abstract paintings that contain diametrically opposed elements—order and chaos, abstraction and representation, boldness and subtlety—in exquisite tension. Working with oil and mixed media on canvas, he paints in color-fields of soft shapes and delicate lines. Grids of diaphanous faces and blocks of illegible text emerge in rich washes of color. Like reliefs, his compositions are built up from numerous layers of material and mark-making. Their surfaces shift with the light and the changing position of the viewer. Full of strength and fragility, Zimmer’s works reward patient viewing, revealing their rich visual nuances to those who take time to delve into their layers. This 40 inch square original artwork is created with many layers of oil and mixed media on canvas. This painting is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted as a continuation of the front. It does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the back of the artwork. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by Los Angeles art gallery Artspace Warehouse is included. Whether figurative or abstract, Zimmer’s artworks inherently alter the feeling of a space. One is absorbed in contemplation as perfectly layered colors and etched hieroglyphic text vibrate from within. Zimmer’s work oscillates between the Geometric Abstraction of Josef Albers and the sublimely layered color fields of Mark Rothko; with added figures that seem to be composed of shadows. This tension between form, color, and text creates canvases with glowing compositions that reverberate with emotion. Bernhard Zimmer was born in 1957 in Stuttgart, Germany. From 1978 to 1984, he completed his education in Cultural Studies in Hildesheim. Zimmer continues to live and work in Cologne. He has exhibited in Hanover, Munich, Dusseldorf, Basel, Gent, Hong Kong, and Singapore to name a few. Zimmer has created a positive stir at major international art fairs such as Art Basel and Kunst Köln. His mysterious compositions pique the taste of the serious art collector. REPRESNTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA EXHIBITIONS 2023 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA 2018 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, USA 2017 Galerie Manoel Nunes, Köln, Germany 2016 Galerie J. Huber, Rapperswil, Switzerland 2016 “New Figuration and Neo-Expressionism,” Galerie Henze & Ketterer, Switzerland 2015 Art-co. Galerie, Aachen, Germany 2015 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2015 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles 2014 Kunstwarenhaus Zurich, Switzerland 2013 Galerie Biesenbach, Köln, Germany 2013 HLP Galerie, Wesseling, Germany 2013 Galerie Wilmsen, Hergatz, Germany 2012 Galerie Artco, Aachen , Germany 2012 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles 2011 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2010 Galerie Artco, Aachen, Germany 2010 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2008 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2008 Galerie Muenchow, Zürich 2006 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2006 Wolkenburg, Köln, Germany 2006 Galeria Sineu Estacio, Mallorca, Spain 2005 Galerie Muenchow, Zürich, Switzerland 2005 Art Forum Riehen, Basel/Köln 2004 Fesser, Trier, Germany 2003 Hesse, Hannover Hiscox, München, Germany 2003 Döres, Köln, Germany 2002 CBH, Köln, Germany 2001 Galerie Depelmann, Hannover, Germany 2001 Galerie Glanz, Erftstadt, Austria 2001 Credit Suisse, Switzerland 2001 Art Forum Riehen/Basel, Switzerland 1988-01 Inter Art Galerie, Köln, Germany 1998 A. Hansrod, Singapur, Singapore 1997 Museum Langes Tannen, Hamburg, Germany 1995 Alte Feuerwache, Köln, Germany 1993 Stollwerck-Museum, Köln, Germany 1992 EP Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany 1990 Galerie Pului, Praterinsel München, Germany 1984 Kunstverein Holzminden, Germany 1984 Kunstverein Hildesheim, Germany 1982 Galerie Berger, Bochum, Germany PUBLIC COLLECTIONS LB Bank Baden-Württemberg, Germany Stadtsparkasse, Köln, Germany R+V Versicherung, Köln, Germany Oberpostdirektion, Köln, Germany ART FAIRS 2017 AAF Hong Kong 2015 AAF New York, USA 2014 Houston Fine Art Fair, Texas, USA 2014 Love Art Fair Toronto, Canada 2014 Art14 London, UK 2013 Art Fair, Cologne, Germany 2013 ART Karlsruhe, Germany 2012 ART Karlsruhe, AAF Los Angeles, Art San Diego 2001-11 Kunst Köln, Kunstmesse Dresden, Kunstmesse Hamburg, ART Frankfurt, ART Karlsruhe, Kunstmesse Innsbruck, Kunst Wien, Kunstmesse Dornbirn 1990 Kunstmesse Hamburg 1988 ART Basel, Switzerland 1987 ART Gent, Belgium 1986 ART Basel, Switzerland TV & FILM L.A.’s Finest, Netflix Hacks, HBO Minx, HBO
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