Bernd David
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Painter & Drawer

Bernd David

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In the artist's words:

-In my opinion, the entrenchment of fear in our society and the ongoing wars such as those taking place in Ethiopia, Ukraine and Israel are an expression of selective
humanism. Barbarism, in its worst form, makes me increasingly doubt people's humanity.
of humanity. In this respect, my turning away from people towards clear, abstract structures, a calming horizontal and color surfaces is to be understood and
is thus related to the aesthetic discourse according to Adorno's guiding principle "To write a poem after Auschwitz is barbaric" (Kulturkritik und Gesellschaft, 1949). In this sense, the "Infinity Fields" are a substantive and formal confrontation with the works of the
works of the Zero group around Otto Piene, Heinz Mack and Mark Rothko.

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