Discover the first institutional solo exhibition by Swiss artist Marius Steiger at Kunst Raum Riehen. Blending physical oil paintings with digital aesthetics, the artist utilizes trompe l'oeil techniques to examine the threshold between reality and simulation. This curated showcase offers a unique dialogue between traditional art and contemporary 3D renderings.
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This exhibition explores the relationship between traditional painting and digital art through a series of immersive, large-scale works. Marius Steiger transforms the gallery space into a constructed world, using motifs inspired by 3D-generated visualizations to reflect on memory, perception, and contemporary aesthetic simulation.
In 'Hermitage,' Marius Steiger examines the genre of painting by engaging with its history and traditions, specifically focusing on the tension between nature and artifice, figuration and abstraction, and reality and digital simulation. The artist derives his imagery from 3D-generated renderings, transforming iconic subjects like architecture, furniture, and spheres into a cohesive, digital-inspired still life. His works, often incorporating trompe l'oeil techniques on shaped canvases, interrogate the nature of perception and memory in a world saturated by virtual representations. Steiger’s approach is inherently installative and immersive, designed to engage with the architecture of the three-story Kunst Raum Riehen. By applying red transparent foil to the gallery windows, the artist introduces a layer of distance from the outside world, effectively turning the surrounding environment into a component of the painted experience. This exhibition serves as a retreat—an 'Hermitage'—where myths, history, and the present overlap to form a meticulously crafted, artificial world. It marks the first institutional solo exhibition for the artist.
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