Gert & Uwe Tobias, the twins born in Romania, live and work in Cologne. They present their new project in the Pattern Room at Collezione Maramotti. Although the artists are famous for their large-size woodcuts, they have chosen many different techniques and materials for their artistic production.
In the exhibition the space becomes an extension of their work where wall paintings, drawings, sculptures and woodcuts bypass the static boundaries of the individual art piece to merge with the ambient. Their works mix abstract and figurative elements taken from the folk culture of their place of origin, Transylvania, but also from a contemporary formal language, where points of reference are imbued with strong ironic flavours. The result shows great immediacy and originality both formally and process-like.
A view of the project. Ph. Credit Alistair Overbruck
Gert & Uwe Tobias
15 November 2009 - 14 February 2010
Private preview 14 November 2009 h. 6.00 pm
Gert & Uwe Tobias
Hours:
Thursday-Friday 2.30-6.30 pm
Saturday-Sunday 9.30 am-12.30 pm and 3.00-6.00 pm
Free admittance
Ohne Titel / Untitled, 2009
On the 28 January has been published the catalogue
"Gert & Uwe Tobias"
Gli Ori/Editori Contemporanei
17X22 cm, pagg. 64
Italian/English
available at the Collezione Maramotti or on the website of the publisher www.gliori.it