136. SILKE OTTO-KNAPP
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Curtain (silver) 2011
watercolour & gouache on canvas 45 × 60 cm |
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Front cloth (Mondaufgang) 2011
watercolour & gouache on canvas 140 × 160 cm |
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Stage
(moonlit) 2011
watercolour on canvas 160 × 140 cm |
BIO & STEPS
Born:
In 1970
in Osnabrück, Germany
Nowadays:
Lives and works in Los Ángeles, USA
Studies:
1992
– 1997 Degree in Cultural Studies, University of Hildesheim
1995
–1996 MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
Themes and
style:
Otto-Knapp's works are made with
black and grey watercolour on primed canvas. Unlike working on paper, where
watercolour soaks in and allows for very little erasure, the primed surface
means that what goes on can be wiped away. This is largely how the artist goes
about making her landscapes and islands, dancers and stages. She describes her
process as being a bit like washing dishes. Whole landscapes, forests, figures,
skies, days and nights can be swiped away, made and remade as she goes.
Techniques:
Her work
is developed on watercolour and gouache paintings.
Exhibitions
She has had recent solo exhibitions at the
Kunstverein München; Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York; The Banff Art Centre,
Canada; Modern Art Oxford, UK; Overduin and Kite, Los Angeles; and Tate
Britain, London. She has participated in group exhibitions such as Modern
Modern at Chelsea Art Museum, New York; Rendez-Vous Nowhere at the Montehermoso
Cultural Center, Spain; the 9th Istanbul Biennial; and The Undiscovered Country
at the Hammer Museum.
See all at:
Representative
Galleries:
Greengrassy
Gavin Brown
In
her own words:
For
more Information: