Soloausstellung Bernd David - Infinity Fields

In the organizer's words:

Opening hours: 5/6/10 and 11/12/13/10/2024 5-9 pm each day.

The abstract realism of the "Infinity Fields" is based on studies of sunrises and sunsets. Every time I look at the spectacle of nature, I feel relieved, happy and full of energy. My painting is an attempt to share these emotions. As simple as it may sound, the final decision to paint color fields is ultimately based on the tragic
ultimately based on the tragic developments of recent years.
The entrenchment of fear in our society and the ongoing wars such as those taking place in Ethiopia, Ukraine and Israel are, in my opinion, 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
In this sense, the "Infinity Fields" are a substantive and formal confrontation with the works of Group Zero around Otto Piene, Heinz Mack and Mark Rothko.