PURE ABSTRACTION
Galleri Anne Aarsland
Marie Birkedal, Malte Fisker, Bibi Katholm, Ole Folmer Hansen,Hans Jørgen Hvid, Albert Mertz, Frode Steinicke, Erik Øckenholt
Malte Fisker presents a carefully curated selection of non-figurative works from a number of younger and older contemporary artists. Common for the works is a search for the basic principle of abstraction and the independence of form. Here, the artwork is not seen as a representation, but as an autonomous object that exists on its own terms. In Pure Abstraction we encounter works that stand in their own presence. They do not point outwards towards a world outside, but instead open up a space where forms, colours and composition speak for themselves.
Exhibition text by Frode Steinicke
When I say pure abstraction, the meaning is that the form of the abstraction is objectless. When I say that it is objectless, it means that it does not reproduce anything from the visible world. It is a realization of an inner image and idea. The form stands alone. It only imagines itself and isonly about itself and its own form. It is purely physically, its own object and thus expresses itself only as being pure form. This gives it a free space where it does not need explanations and justifications. It is thus open to all kinds of interpretations and leaves itself freely to the viewer's own imagination. It offers the neutral pleasure of seeing
Exhibition text by Malte Fisker
The works in the exhibition are completely non-figurative and do not symbolize or refer to anything other than themselves. All elements operate on an equal footing with each other. The positive and negative forms are exactly equally important and function 100% on their own terms. The works do not refer to anything from our external reality but are an opening for contemplation and our perception. Everything depends on the viewer's own experience and presence in front of the works.