Vernissage: Kathrin Henschler

In the organizer's words:

The image of man in painting is basically a story of how man understands himself - religiously, philosophically, socially. In Kathrin Henschler's works, the human being is not shown as a mere image, but as a lofty idea, a constructed concept and a cultural consideration. Iconography is reflected upon, itself made the subject. What does a face mean, what does a gesture mean? What remains, what endures? In the pictures, this timelessness of being is juxtaposed with quotes from classical art history and philosophy as well as figures from mythology. In line with this multi-layered approach to content, Henschler departs from the conventional method of oil painting in his technical execution and presents reverse glass and layered painting as well as sculpture. The formal approach thus reinforces the expression of the content.

Kathrin Henschler was born in Naumburg and studied painting at Burg Giebichenstein Halle (Saale), at the HGB Leipzig and at Camberwell College of Arts, London. She lives and works in Leipzig and Naumburg.

Dr. Ulrike Brinkmann will give the laudatory speech at the vernissage; Timm Völker and Florian Funke will accompany the evening with music.