GERMAN INFORMEL
THE gallery is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition showing a selection of artworks from the German Informel movement in the private collections of Thomas Eller. The exhibition is a result of Thomas Eller´s long term commitment into the research of the founding moment of art in Germany after WW2, that started after he successfully introduced works by Bernard Schultze and K.F. Dahmen to China. He realized how consequential this group of now underrepresented artists were, both as artists but also as teachers. K.O. Götz, teacher of Gerhard Richter, first introduce squeegee-painting into art practice. Gerhard Hoehme, teacher of Sigmar Polke, experimented with scripture and the use of industrial materials in his works. But what is perhaps more disconcerting, is how these artists emerged from the biggest disasters inflicted upon mankind in the 20th century by Germany. Abstraction in painting also speaks very directly to audiences in China, a country equally traumatized by war and revolution. A fact that, despite obvious cultural differences, forms a thread and obscure connection in understanding cultural practices in both countries. Thomas Eller, who has worked and lived in China from 2014 to 2020, continues to go between both countries. THE gallery will be his platform and hub in Germany for all his future activities in a world that has always been global. Future exhibitions will bring together artists from different continents and generations to explore the motivations behind shifting artistic value systems and aesthetics. Located in a village just North from Bamberg, Franconia, THE gallery inhabits a former water mill, which has been in the family for more than one hundred years. Rooted in the countryside, the mill continues to produce hydroelectrical power. Green energy therefore propels THE gallery. A fact that will require major investment into ecological enhancements to the facilities in the next years. The first and most important step will be to make the river barrier free to migrating fish.
THE gallery is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition showing a selection of artworks from the German Informel movement in the private collections of Thomas Eller. The exhibition is a result of Thomas Eller´s long term commitment into the research of the founding moment of art in Germany after WW2, that started after he successfully introduced works by Bernard Schultze and K.F. Dahmen to China. He realized how consequential this group of now underrepresented artists were, both as artists but also as teachers. K.O. Götz, teacher of Gerhard Richter, first introduce squeegee-painting into art practice. Gerhard Hoehme, teacher of Sigmar Polke, experimented with scripture and the use of industrial materials in his works. But what is perhaps more disconcerting, is how these artists emerged from the biggest disasters inflicted upon mankind in the 20th century by Germany. Abstraction in painting also speaks very directly to audiences in China, a country equally traumatized by war and revolution. A fact that, despite obvious cultural differences, forms a thread and obscure connection in understanding cultural practices in both countries. Thomas Eller, who has worked and lived in China from 2014 to 2020, continues to go between both countries. THE gallery will be his platform and hub in Germany for all his future activities in a world that has always been global. Future exhibitions will bring together artists from different continents and generations to explore the motivations behind shifting artistic value systems and aesthetics. Located in a village just North from Bamberg, Franconia, THE gallery inhabits a former water mill, which has been in the family for more than one hundred years. Rooted in the countryside, the mill continues to produce hydroelectrical power. Green energy therefore propels THE gallery. A fact that will require major investment into ecological enhancements to the facilities in the next years. The first and most important step will be to make the river barrier free to migrating fish.
