Talking to that man in the mirror

2025

25 Colours Stockholm
Series: Begleiterscheinugen

Oil and oil pastel on partly primed canvas
120 x 100 cm (47.24 x 39.37 in)

5.000 €

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Tina Oelker, Begleiterscheinungen / Callisto became a bear, although it was the other way around. So it is worth observing how the original flying bear became the 4-fold Callisto and did not allow itself to be repeated - fortunately. My family on my mother's side with the name Bear is only one side of the story, and the other part seemed to harness the horse to the wrong carriage. Therefore, and quite precisely, it came to pass that even without Zeus, the field of tension appeared very large right from the start. Good for Callisto & Co., they multiply in a consistent format and quite like to lose themselves in abundance. Kallisto wurde zum Bären, gleichwohl war es umgekehrt. So gilt es zu beobachten, wie der ursprüngliche Flugbär zur 4-fachen Kallisto wurde und sich nicht wiederholen ließ - zum Glück. Meine Familie mütterlicherseits mit Namen Bär ist nur eine Seite der Geschichte, und der andere Teil schien doch das Pferd an die falsche Kutsche zu zäumen. Daher, und das ganz genau, kam es dazu, dass selbst ohne Zeus das Spannungsfeld gleich zu Beginn sehr groß erschien. Gut für Kallisto & Konsorten, sie mehren sich im konsequenten Format und verlieren sich ganz gerne mal in Fülle.

Description

5 Begleiterscheinungen (Associated Phenomena) were created in 2025 parallel to TOPIA as a light counterpoint to an intensive painting process. The works are created through direct and free gestures, with a reduced use of colour, clear decisions, and an open, airy visual presence. The visible cotton canvas remains intentionally exposed in certain areas, reinforcing the openness of the paintings.

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Exhibitions

Aftershow at the binker, Kryptiker, 2025, Cologne
Hammer, Fabrik der Künste, 2025, Hamburg

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2025

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