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Pair of Abstract Collages Brown-Black Monogrammed and Dated Norbert Krabbe, 1997

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Pair of collages monogrammed and dated Norbert Krabbe 1997. Handmade frame, mounted as in the showcase. Norbert Krabbe (1951 Demmin, lives since 2005 in Koserow) is an artistic autodidact. In 1976 he made the acquaintance with painters of the Dresden scene, he maintained close contacts with painters of the artist group "Lücke" founded by A.R.Penck. From 1981, after all his painter friends moved to West Germany, he was only able to work in isolation, and in 1982-89 he was banned from exhibiting. In 1990 he made the acquaintance of the Berlin gallery owner Michael Schultz, participation in international art fairs and exhibitions followed. In 1993 the group of artists "NORA" was founded. There are four instructive and innovative years of cooperation within the group of artists. In 1997 the group NORA dissolved and the individual work moved back into the foreground. 1997-2004 Norbert Krabbe lives and works first in Neubrandenburg, from 2005 he moves his center of life to Koserow on Usedom. - As the only representative of informal art on Usedom, Norbert Krabbe pursues with unwavering consistency an artistic attitude that rejects the classical principle of form and composition as well as geometric abstraction. Exhibitions of recent years, such as "When the yellow breaks up the gray" (2011) or "54°3'N 14°E" (2016) showed an artist whose lyrical-meditative creations on the one hand have high recognition value, on the other hand surprise with their richness of form and mutability, without ever falling into arbitrariness. Norbert Krabbe's pictures do not primarily want to be recognized, but felt. First of all, there is the effect of the color - individually or as a chord; structures announce conflicts and changes to which everything is subjected; bizarre form formations arise and create tensions in the picture structure - the viewer dives deeper and deeper into a picture organism that seems to lead a life of its own. Then, at some point, a mental process is also set in motion; one begins to interpret and philosophize. In this dialogue, the viewer is no longer just a consumer of a preconceived opinion, of a created work of art, but has to contribute himself, with his imagination, his experiences and feelings. This discussion, this dialogue can be continued and taken up anew at will in the case of a good picture - one can hardly "see over" such a picture. However, this is also where the artist's powerlessness begins, because the viewer must be inwardly ready to communicate and thereby also reveal something of himself - perhaps people have such a hard time with non-objective art because they shy away from this "giving", be it because they simply don't take the time that such a picture needs or because they are afraid to show individuality and feeling, to explore their own subconscious. Biography 1951 born in Demmin; autodidact 1976 Acquaintance with artists of the Dresden scene: contacts with members of the former artist group "Die Lücke" (A.R.Penck, Terk, H.Gallasch, W.Opitz) 1977-80 Joint painting activities with Terk; lively artistic exchange, development of own pictorial ideas, exhibitions in private apartments 1981 After many painter friends moved to West Germany, only isolated work left 1982-89 exhibition ban 1990 Acquaintance with the Berlin gallery owner Michael Schultz; first silkscreen series, participation in international art fairs, exhibitions 1991 Acquaintance with the painter Arno C.Schmetjen in Hannover 1993 Founding of the artist group NORA (Norbert Krabbe, Arno C.Schmetjen, Tomo Storelli), studio in Hamburg/Eppendorf ("Tante Emma-Laden") 1994 Through the mediation of art patron Dr. Jürgen König, expansion of an industrial hall in Werder/Havel into a NORA studio; intensive work on the collective paintings, exhibitions and participation in international art fairs 1997 dissolution of the group NORA 1997-2004 Studio in Neubrandenburg, individual works 2004 director of the gallery NOHARA in Ahlbeck/Usedom, move to Koserow/Insel Usedom 2005-today studio in Koserow, individual works Exhibitions until 1982: exhibitions in private apartments converted into galleries in Berlin and Dresden as well as participation in art markets 1982 - 1989 exhibition ban 1990 Gallery Michael Schultz Berlin, FIAC-Edition SAGA Paris, Art Fair Los Angeles 1991 Galerie Michael Schultz Berlin, Art Basel, Pilatusgalerie Luzern, "Laying traces - reading traces" - joint exhibition N.Krabbe - Rainer Juranek - Arno C.Schmetjen in the Museum Altes Land Jork 1992 ARCO Madrid, I.A.G.Berlin 1993 Group NORA/ individual works Marschtorzwinger Buxtehude, Stadtwerke Oranienburg, I.A.G.Berlin 1994 Group NORA/ individual works Galerie Trapez Potsdam, Overbeck-Gesellschaft Lübeck, Art Frankfurt, ARCO Madrid 1995 Group NORA/ individual works Gallery Haus 23 Cottbus, Art Frankfurt, Art Multiple Düsseldorf, "NORA meets Kevin Coyne" Waschhaus Potsdam (scholarship, exhibition, concert) 1996 Group NORA/ individual works Galerie im Nicolaisaal Markus, Richter Potsdam, Art Multiple Düsseldorf, Altes Rathaus Werder, Galerie Schlehn Neustadt am Rübenberge 1997 Group NORA/ individual works Museum of Modern Art Mittelhof, Sophien Edition Berlin After dissolution of the group NORA again single works (1998 - 2011) (selection) Art market Dresden I.A.G. Berlin Arge Nova Dresden Playhouse Neubrandenburg Art house Villa Meyer Zinnowitz Sculpture Park/Culture Barn Katzow (with Arno C.Schmetjen and NORA works) Gallery NOHARA seaside resort Ahlbeck Gallery NOHARA Stade Museum "Kaffeemühle" Wolgast Kurverwaltung Koserow Art Salon Ralf Waschkau Koserow.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)Width: 12.8 in (32.5 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
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  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1990-1999
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1997
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Salzburg, AT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2438326876692

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