PETRA I. HIRSCH

It's wonderful that in 2023, after Corona and the
and the standstill of cultural life in Germany, the
Kunstansichten will take place in Offenbach again and I will be
new exhibition concept.
In the past, I have been at the Kunstansichten with
mostly large-format, color-intensive, abstract paintings.
been present. This year I am presenting colorful wooden
wooden boxes, each with a figurative component that tells its own
tell their own story - an exciting interplay of colors
of colors, shapes and figures.
In this respect, my works mediate between figurative
expression and abstract painting, which through the color compositions
compositions and the figurative design to create a unique
work of art.
Inspired by many art exhibitions and a musical
Jester Jack in the Box from my youth
the idea for a series of new works was born, which reflect my
personal interpretation of Art in the Box.
In various wooden boxes combined with painted canvas panels as a
canvas panels as a background, I combine the colorful
elements that fill the box format and whose color gradient
color gradient can be derived from the respective figure.
figure. The individual elements are grouped
grouped into an ensemble from whose connections a
a causality can be derived from their connections. These new objects also
live from the intense colors with the wonderful figures
figures, drawn or as sculptures.
I look forward to your visit!