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From Surface to Space – Gesture, Structure, and Material in the Work of Charlotte Posenenske
Charlotte Posenenske is among the most striking figures in postwar German art. Her work, developed over only a few years (1956–1968), is marked by a rare combination of consistency and radical transformation. In that short time, she moved from gestural painting to serial image concepts, and finally to modular, industrially produced reliefs and sculptures. Comparing her early palette-knife paintings with the adhesive tape works, and later the paper and metal reliefs, reveals a nuanced progression—from expression to system, surface to space, craftsmanship to industry.
Palette-Knife Paintings – Gesture and Structure on the Surface
Posenenske’s artistic starting point lies in the so-called “Spachtelbilder” (palette-knife paintings) of the late 1950s, created on paper or fiberboard. She applied thick paint using a palette knife, often in muted tones—black, gray, earth colors. Despite the seemingly…
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From Surface to Space – Gesture, Structure, and Material in the Work of Charlotte Posenenske
Charlotte Posenenske is among the most striking figures in postwar German art. Her work, developed over only a few years (1956–1968), is marked by a rare combination of consistency and radical transformation. In that short time, she moved from gestural painting to serial image concepts, and finally to modular, industrially produced reliefs and sculptures. Comparing her early palette-knife paintings with the adhesive tape works, and later the paper and metal reliefs, reveals a nuanced progression—from expression to system, surface to space, craftsmanship to industry.
Palette-Knife Paintings – Gesture and Structure on the Surface
Posenenske’s artistic starting point lies in the so-called “Spachtelbilder” (palette-knife paintings) of the late 1950s, created on paper or fiberboard. She applied thick paint using a palette knife, often in muted tones—black, gray, earth colors. Despite the seemingly…
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