Art Exhibition Opening "Caught in Human Reality", Teresa Brutcher

We cordially invite you to our next exhibition opening on the 24th of July 2009 at 7 pm.

Teresa Brutcher`s paintings show individuals, faces, eyes, hands, painted with a technique which has come to be known as Hyperrealism as it exalts detail to its maximum degree as though everything were seen through a magnifying glass. Her works tell a story on emotions, social and cultural themes are incorporated in her paintings.
The works of Teresa Brutcher have a strong tragic edge on the one hand and on the other hand she provokes with a good sense of humor by mocking sustained cultural norms and current popular trends. Her newest male portraits with Danone tattoo and her female portraits with Nestlé tattoo are a reference to the Fitness and Wellness movement of modern age and the attempt of the industry to earn money on these. The Danone Man with his immaculate well trained body acts as today's equivalent of the Marlboro Man. The Nestlé Woman shows surrounded by healthy products her obvious weakness for sweets.
Consequently the observer is left with a point of indifference between entertainment and uneasiness, playfulness and earnestness, Pessimism and Optimism.
The cold photographic principles are broken, whereby the images of the individuals seem to be alive, capturing the human reality with all its worries and longings for love and passion and attempts to protect him- or herself from pain and anguish.
Teresa Brutcher expresses a constant struggle between the innocence of infancy and that cynical maturity of the world. She utilizes painting to express feelings like anger, need, loneliness, love and joy.
Her paintings almost grab the attention of the observer and are a signal before which we must stop in order to observe the social environment of our times and become aware of the reality which surrounds us and to which we pay little attention due to the discomfort that it causes us.

Welcome to Planet Vivid Gallery,
Planet Vivid Gallery opened in November 2006 and was founded by Helen Hofmann, the gallerist, and Ronnie Zimmermann, who is the resident artist. This gallery project is about creating something new and different with energy and passion.
We chose a special and different name for the gallery, with the intention to create on the one hand a communication platform for modern contemporary art and on the other hand to indicate our concept of art, which is life-affirming, cosmopolitan, spontaneous, emotionally profound.

Planet Vivid's Emotional Expressiveness,
Many times I am asked how I choose the artists and how I select the artwork. Most important is that the artists of Planet Vivid are dedicated to creating art. The artists we work with are vivid and energetic and devote their lives to creating art. We are interested in their well being and professional development. Like us, they have a strong passion for what they do. The artwork chosen is different, fresh, new and exciting.

Planet Vivid Combines Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art,
From an art-historical perspective Planet Vivid represents art that is influenced by various expressionist forms of art but also by Pop Art. The artists combine in their work emotional intensity and authentic self-expression. The selection of Pop Art in combination with abstract expressionism is not meant to be conflicting but should address scenery, situations and things out of our everyday life. Simple shapes, compositions and figures are combined with bright colors in large distinct surfaced areas, which gives the artwork a special emotional expressiveness.

Planet Vivid's Energy Paintings,
The pure abstract and also figurative expressionist work of the artists that we choose, consists of bright and bold colors, that affect the observer in a refreshing and electrifying way. The artwork we exhibit emanates intense energy. This affect is achieved mainly because they are created in a spontaneous way which in combination with intense colors creates a „busy“ feel, while observing the artwork.
Nevertheless spontaneous energy paintings require a great deal of preparation up front especially when they are on a larger scale.

Planet Vivid Represents Playfulness and Struggle for Life
Due to the colors, composition, spontaneity combined with simplistic shapes and a sophisticated sense of humor the artwork of Planet Vivid represents on the one hand playful images and create a feeling of joy. On the other hand our intention is to also show the tough and grown up part of life and not to only create an idealistic world based on child fantasy. Images around the struggle for life are created in a social and urban context. The figurative work may seem tragic and comic at the same time, whereas the comic side partially creates a sense of uneasiness.

Planet Vivid Gallery
Weckmarkt 1 (Ecke Fahrgasse)
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Tel. (069) 90 02 84 44
planet-vivid@gmx.de | www.planet-vivid-gallery.de
Dienstag - Freitag 13:00 - 18:00 | Samstag 14:00 - 18:00

Galerieleitung: Helen Hofmann
Assistentin: Ursula Leidecker
Resident Artist: Ronnie Zimmermann

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