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During a conversation with a literary friend about Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the famous dialogue between Zarathustra and the dwarf naturally came up, in which time, space and the moment are discussed: "'Everything straight lies,' the dwarf murmured contemptuously. 'All truth is crooked; time itself is a circle.'"The Mother of All FormsThe circle is often called the mother of all forms: a perfect form and a basic framework that springs directly from nature. Nevertheless, most images in contemporary art are created on rectangular formats. The rectangle gives the image a clearer boundary and forms a more self-contained surface. The circle, by contrast, has no corners and no interior angles; one could also say it has infinitely many sides. For many artists, a circular painting surface therefore poses a new challenge.The ChallengeIn Enter the Circle, ten artistic positions from graphic abstraction and Graffuturism take on precisely this challenge. Some regularly use the circle to frame their works, some occasionally, and some have chosen a round format for the very first time for this exhibition.Ten Visual LanguagesIn their works, they reflect on a wide range of ideas and concepts. They find inspiration in the exploration of colour and form, in nature, in architecture and urban landscapes, in typography and graffiti. The result is visual languages that could hardly be more different: some works bubble over with vitality and spontaneity, while others are clearly constructed and remarkably precise. The artists work with lacquer, acrylic, paper, wood and other materials."Enter the Circle"Exhibition 3 December 2021 – 4 February 2022 Tuesday – Friday, 2 – 7 pmOpening Friday, 3 December 2021, 5 – 10 pmPretty Portal Brunnenstraße 12 40223 Düsseldorf
URBSTRACTIONS feat. CHAZME, ETNIK, NEIAS, PENER & SEIKON Im September zeigt Pretty Portal mit URBSTRACTIONS eine Ausstellung unterschiedlicher formaler und abstrakter Positionen. Wir freuen uns mit CHAZME, ETNIK, NEIAS, PENER und SEIKON eine Auswahl der interessantesten und progressivsten Künstler der Urban Abstract und Graffuturism Richtung zeigen zu können. In ihren Werken dominieren Kompositionen aus Formen, Flächen und Linien. Die Künstler erspüren die Transformation der urbanen Landschaft zur Megalopolis, die sie in abstrakten Darstellungen manifestieren. Die Ergebnisse sind kraftvolle Werke, voller Rhythmus und Bewegung. Die teilnehmenden Künstler kommen aus Polen, Italien und der Schweiz. CHAZME ETNIK NEIAS PENER SEIKON Ausstellung: 12.09. - 10.10.2014