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Olaf Breuning: Big Drops

27. März – 29. Mai 2021

Art Basel Week Hours (10-16 June 2024): Marina Adams Tue 9-21 | Wed-Fri 9-18 | Sat 10-16 ★Tue 18-21

Von Bartha is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Swiss artist Olaf Breuning in the gallery’s S-chanf space, 27 March – 29 May 2021. BIG DROPS is Breuning’s first solo exhibition at the S-chanf gallery and features a series of seven colourful new woodcut paintings by the artist which explore the natural world and playfully address pressing subjects such as global warming.

For the new body of work on view in BIG DROPS, Breuning uses the ancient method of woodcut painting. By using blocks of roughly cut wood, the artist prints paint onto the canvas’ surface. The organic material of the woodblocks echoes the natural subjects depicted in his compositions. The paintings use bold, vivid shapes to depict foundations of the natural world such as water, earth and light, encouraging the viewer to confront their own existence within these surroundings and their role in the ecosystem.