Thursday, December 11, 2008

Sandra Ackermann: To Die For

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Galerie Voss presents Sandra Ackermann:
Die Wirklichkeit ist nicht die Wahrheit
With a wonderful essay by Thomas W. Kuhn Reality is not Truth

Women serve as a guiding theme , who, more often than not, are adaptations of fashion photography and possess a specific, unique pathos. They serve as orientation for the viewer, perhaps even as identification figure, and operate similarly to a personification in an allegory. These elegant women embody society’s self-image, serving not merely as vicegerents of the beautiful, but as condensates of desires.


Don't be sad
Oil on canvas / 2008 / 190 x 150 cm


Hochstromspannung
Oil on canvas / 2008 / 150 x 220 cm


Leere
Oil on canvas / 2008 / 180 x 150 cm


Wohin verreist die Zeit
Oil on canvas / 2008 / 140 x 210 cm