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Furthering the ideas of systematic reordering present in his sculptures, Thomas Helbig’s paintings are often derived from images and methodologies gleaned from instructional art books. Half-completing the lessons, Helbig omits the final stages: his canvases, suggestive of landscapes or portraits, become longing abstractions based equally in aesthetic impression and subversive formulation. Braun Welle depicts a virgin land evoking the sublime engagement with nature found in The Hudson School’s new world paintings. Devoid of picturesque detail, Helbig envisions a barren terrain, offering dystopian promise. Thomas Helbig’s paintings approach abstraction with a quirky intimacy. Set in wonky hand-made frames, his canvases exude a contemplative authority, broaching high culture with folk craft. Reminiscent of the black forms of Robert Motherwell or Franz Kline, Maschine resurrects modernist principles of artistic autonomy, creating a unique platform in which Helbig engages with art and history in a personal way. Expressionistically rendered in chalky tones, Maschine manifests a corrupted aesthetic; his clunky form enshrined in a muddy painterly field alludes to a defunct beauty, its unresolved composition encapsulating the poetic failure of ideas. BIOGRAPHY 1967 Born in Rosenheim Lives and works in Berlin SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2005 Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle 2004 Galerie Ben Kaufmann, München Südseehausen, Maschenmode, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin 2002 Dridin, Menschenraum, Berlin 2001 Maschenmode, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin Danke, Erwin, Galerie Nomadenoase (Golden Pudel Club), Hamburg Die Malerei der Heiden, Montparnasse, Berlin GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2004 Guido W. Baudach, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin Kommando Pfannenkuchen, Daniel Hug Gallery, Los Angeles Maschenmode, Galerie Karl-Heinz Meyer, Karlsruhe 2003 Im Helbo, Brotherslasher, Köln Hands up, baby, hands up!, Oldenburger Kunstverien Painting on the roof, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach 2002 TIERE, Elternhaus Thomas Palme, Immenstadt im Allgäu FRIEDE, FREIHEIT, FREUDE, Maschenmode, Berlin Große Kunstausstellung Sommer 2002 im Pazifik, PAZIFIK, Berlin Urwald, Privatwohnung Hajo von Gottberg, Berlin Schöne Aussicht, Herr Schweins, Galerie Otto Schweins, Köln Druidin, Menschenraum, Berlin 2001 Viva November, Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg Brown, The Approach, London Montana Sacra (Circles 5), ZKM, Karlsruhe Im Wandel der Liebe zu uns selbst und des Gesichtssinns im, Maschenmode, Berlin Conversations, The Trade Apartment, London what to Do Next... Read more information about Thomas Helbig paintaings and ehibitions at http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/thomas_helbig.htm
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Thomas Helbig paintings, biography, solo exhibitions, group exhibitions and resource of Thomas Helbig artist. View art online at The Saatchi Gallery - London contemporary art gallery. Thomas Helbig
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