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290908: Strabag Kunstforum: Strabag Artaward 08 – Julia Maurer
Strabag Kunstforum: Strabag Artaward 08 – Julia Maurer
Speaking paintings
“Artists are people who have nothing to say” is a very apt quotation by Julia Maurer. But even if there are some artists, who definitely have something to say, her statement is dead on target with respect to her own art work. The small and at first sight rather washed-out works by Maurer (born 1983) are anything but bland when you look at them closely. They narrate a very special and incredibly compassionate story, with an ironic view of the world, about lonely people, isolated figures, of people who are not more than a small dot on the landscape, but with a touching symbolic power.
One can easily lose oneself in the 40 very small-sized works, in which one incessantly discovers new details and is always ready to get re-involved with their intimate atmosphere. Even if the artist has nothing to say, she definitely has something to show, and she was remarkably successful at doing so with this exhibit.
Strabag Kunstforum
1220 Vienna, Donau-City Strasse 9, until 17.10.2008
www.strabag-kunstforum.at
Mehr Texte von translated and summarized by: Liz Wollner-Grandville
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290908
Strabag Kunstforum
1220 Wien, Donau-City Straße 9
Tel: +43-1-224 22-1848, Fax: +43-1-224 22-1847
Email: kunstforum@strabag.com
http://www.strabag-kunstforum.at/
Öffnungszeiten: Mo-Do 9-17, Fr 9-12 h
Strabag Kunstforum
1220 Wien, Donau-City Straße 9
Tel: +43-1-224 22-1848, Fax: +43-1-224 22-1847
Email: kunstforum@strabag.com
http://www.strabag-kunstforum.at/
Öffnungszeiten: Mo-Do 9-17, Fr 9-12 h
