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Bernhard Zimmer
Faces 43 (Kopfbild 43)

2014

About the Item

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 tall by 47 inch wide horizontal original figurative 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 and free professional installation in the local Los Angeles area is included. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping is available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery 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 create canvases with glowing compositions that reverberate with emotion. Bernhard Zimmer was born in 1957 in Stuttgart, Germany. From 1978 to 1984, he completed an 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. Exhibitions 2018 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles Kunstwarenhaus Zurich, Switzerland 20107 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2015 Art-co. Galerie, Aachen, Germany Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles 2014 Kunstwarenhaus Zurich, Switzerland 2013 Galerie Biesenbach, Köln, Germany HLP Galerie, Wesseling, Germany Galerie Wilmsen, Hergatz, Germany 2012 Galerie Artco, Aachen , Germany Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles 2011 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2010 Galerie Artco, Aachen, Germany Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2008 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany Galerie Muenchow, Zürich 2006 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany Wolkenburg, Köln, Germany Galeria Sineu Estacio, Mallorca, Spain 2005 Galerie Muenchow, Zürich, Switzerland Art Forum Riehen, Basel/Köln 2004 Fesser, Trier, Germany 2003 Hesse, Hannover Hiscox, München, Germany Döres, Köln, Germany 2002 CBH, Köln, Germany 2001 Galerie Depelmann, Hannover, Germany Galerie Glanz, Erftstadt, Austria Credit Suisse, Switzerland Art Forum Riehen/Basel, Switzerland 1988 – 2001 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 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 2015 AAF New York, USA 2014 Houston Fine Art Fair, Texas, USA 2014 Love Art Fair Toronto, Canada Art14 London, UK 2013 Art Fair, Cologne, Germany ART Karlsruhe, Germany 2012 ART Karlsruhe, AAF Los Angeles, Art San Diego 2001-2011 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
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