Tillman Kaiser: Im Dom — New Paintings, Sculptures, and Mixed Media at the Secession

Tillman Kaiser's exhibition 'Im Dom' in the main hall of the Secession features new paintings and sculptures. The artist combines photography, painting, and graphics, utilizing techniques such as camera obscura and cyanotypes, with a focus on chance, humor, and a critical distance.

In his exhibition 'Im Dom' at the Secession, Tillman Kaiser showcases a body of new works, primarily paintings and sculptures. The artist views art as a self-sufficient Gesamtkunstwerk, independent of specific locations, drawing parallels to Kant's idea of disinterested pleasure. Kaiser's process involves a unique combination of photography, painting, and graphics. He uses photographs taken with a self-built camera obscura, as well as camera-less techniques like cyanotypes and photograms, which then serve as the basis for subsequent painterly treatment. Unplanned elements, such as accidental light exposure, are embraced as part of the creative process and the evidence of the work in progress. Humor and a certain distance are key elements Kaiser employs in his practice. The large-format photographs, often composed of multiple sheets of photographic paper, form collages on canvas, bringing together diverse motifs and their repetitions to create visual rhythm and complexity. Kaiser skillfully balances planned techniques with the spontaneity and expressive potential of painting, allowing chance and conception, as well as improvisation, to coexist in his works. This approach reflects a skepticism towards simplistic explanations and a delight in the multifaceted nature of the visible world. Recurring motifs include eyes, ritual masks, and church models, which appear in both his paintings and sculptures. These two mediums increasingly merge, with sculptural elements appearing as photographic motifs in paintings and sculptures echoing structures from the paintings. Kaisers sculptures, often made from folded cardboard and paper, sometimes incorporating found objects, possess an ephemeral character, resembling models or prototypes. Similar to the crystalline and prismatic patterns that form the basis of his paintings, his sculptures are constructed from simple geometric shapes. A large wall drawing, created on-site, isolates and amplifies this principle of pattern and repetition, demonstrating the captivating effect of this fundamentally simple yet impressive technique.

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