The city as a subject in art has a rich and varied history, influenced by different cultural movements and artistic trends. Its representation is versatile and ranges from realistic depictions to abstract interpretations. It reflects the changes and developments in society, technology and urbanization and allows artists to explore the complexity and diversity of urban life. In the exhibition ‘Urban Frameworks‘, the artists Heiko Huber, Thomas Nitz and Karla Zipfel have depicted the city in their own individual way.
Heiko Huber ‘s works are a fascinating interplay of figuration and abstraction, in which color and form merge in a unique way. In his series ‘the lines between’, which takes a new look at Berlin, Huber creates abstract works that nevertheless capture the essence of well-known places in the city. His 360-degree long exposures of subway stations convey the moving, fleeting nature of urban life and emphasize the interplay of light, colors and shapes in this environment.
Thomas Nitz is an artist who blurs the boundaries between painting and photography. His unique technique, in which he uses multiple exposures on specially prepared surfaces, gives his photographs a unique texture and feel. Each of his works is unique, as the development of the photograph is based on the individual behavior of the background. In his series “Cathedrals and Metropolis”, Nitz explores shopping malls and metropolitan landscapes as modern cathedrals of consumption and as a reflection of urban change.
In her art, Karla Zipfel examines the power of public images. She takes buildings, everyday products and media as symbols for social dynamics and alienates them in her works by imitating industrial surface aesthetics. The resulting hybrid objects play with visual and contextual references and place them in relation to one another. Zipfel’s installations are reminiscent of commercial, domestic or sacred contexts and question how social norms are conveyed through the design of objects and spaces.