This exhibition features paintings and objects by Katharina Gun Oehlert, exploring narrative themes with dreamlike figures and abstractions that blur the lines between external reality and inner vision. Her work delves into complex human experiences with a delicate application of color and the use of wire structures to unite disparate elements.
Katharina Gun Oehlert's exhibition "Come – if you love" at Muzeum Montanelli presents a collection of her paintings and objects, characterized by narrative themes such as "The god of hares loves the bull goddess" and "Icarus." Her creations feature dreamlike figures and abstractions that invite personal interpretation, blurring the boundary between objective reality and subjective perception. Oehlert masterfully uses skillful abstractions and network structures, particularly with wire in her objects like "Frozen childhood" and "Icarus," to unite individual parts into a cohesive whole, imbuing each work with a unique tension and expression.
The exhibition highlights Oehlert's distinctive approach to color application, where traces of color lie lightly over one another, forming motives without creating compact surfaces. This gestural technique, applied with cloth and brush, results in structures that appear unsteady and spontaneous. Despite the exploration of themes like violence and harm, her work is imbued with curiosity, sensibility, and respect for creation, inviting viewers to experience the fateful transformations of the human being with a sense of awe.