Anselm Reyle
born in Tübingen, Germany in 1970
lives and works in Berlin
In my work, you really have a lot of interesting effects created by almost nothing. All the colours reflect and also it has a very psychedelic effect when you look at it from a close distance. A bit like on an acid trip. The fact that this cheap store foil work is such a big contrast to the expensive acrylic box around it, is another aspect. without this box, it would have been more trashy, cheap and even more fragile. But when it’s inside it gets more serious leaving no doubt that it’s a real piece of art... I like this simple grip. The way of working with these two opposite parts and perspectives.
I also like the reference to the art history—that it has to do with Manzoni and Yves Klein and the presentation of their works today.
It is very decorative. And at some point I think that nearly every painting made is decorative. You can shit in a corner of a white cube and that would still be decorative.
It’s actually hard to do something which isn’t decorative. If a work has only a decorative value it's probably more for a wall of a dentists waiting room.
I'm aware of the fact, that my works look decorative at first. Like for example a song that sounds good...
--Anselm Reyle
born in Tübingen, Germany in 1970
lives and works in Berlin
In my work, you really have a lot of interesting effects created by almost nothing. All the colours reflect and also it has a very psychedelic effect when you look at it from a close distance. A bit like on an acid trip. The fact that this cheap store foil work is such a big contrast to the expensive acrylic box around it, is another aspect. without this box, it would have been more trashy, cheap and even more fragile. But when it’s inside it gets more serious leaving no doubt that it’s a real piece of art... I like this simple grip. The way of working with these two opposite parts and perspectives.
I also like the reference to the art history—that it has to do with Manzoni and Yves Klein and the presentation of their works today.
It is very decorative. And at some point I think that nearly every painting made is decorative. You can shit in a corner of a white cube and that would still be decorative.
It’s actually hard to do something which isn’t decorative. If a work has only a decorative value it's probably more for a wall of a dentists waiting room.
I'm aware of the fact, that my works look decorative at first. Like for example a song that sounds good...
--Anselm Reyle
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