Bernhard Zimmer's abstract paintings transmit the richness of multiple layers of oil paint applied with precision to create an overall composition that holds opposites - order and chaos, abstraction and representation, boldness and subtlety - in exquisite tension. Zimmer has created a positive stir at major international art fairs (Art Basel, Kunst Köln, etc.). His lively and mysterious compositions pique the taste of the serious art collector.
At first glance, the striking yellow-orange artwork appears abstract, similar to a meditative object. The viewer is lured into the painting by the finely textured surfaces, flooded by the colors and their subtle relationships, and ends up discovering that the picture is full of life. Fragments of lettering appear below the surface adding a further dimension to the contemporary composition.
This 49 inch high by 40 inch wide vertical original artwork is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the back of the artwork. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable US and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity from the gallery is included.
Bernhard Zimmer was born 1957 in Stuttgart, Germany in 1957 and attended at the Study of Cultural Studies in Hildesheim, Germany from 1978-1984. He lives and works in Cologne and has exhibited worldwide.
Working with oil and mixed media on canvas, he paints fields of soft shapes, blocks of color, and delicate lines; grids of sketchily rendered faces; and blocks of text or word fragments partially submerged, like hieroglyphics, in rich washes of color. Like reliefs, his compositions are built up from numerous layers of paint, marks, and images. 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 look into their layers.
The depth of the artworks is striking; it creates a kind of ontology of life in the open space to make itself felt. In some works, hundreds of small squares stick together in a narrow spectrum of colors and vibrate in their color nuances.
Artspace Warehouse has been representing and exhibiting Bernhard Zimmer's original artworks since 2010. The gallery has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a large selection of affordable original artworks from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artspace Warehouse is known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery.
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REPRESENTATION
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, California
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