{"product_id":"76950-adrian-ghenie-shadow-paintings","title":"Adrian Ghenie - Shadow Paintings","description":"With \"Adrian Ghenie: Shadowplay,\" the ALBERTINA presents a groundbreaking exhibition that brings lost masterpieces by Egon Schiele back to life. Based on Ciprian Adrian Barsan's concept, this project takes viewers on a metaphysical journey between decay and re-creation. Approximately a quarter of Schiele's works, dealing with themes such as death, sexuality, and melancholy, now only exist as black-and-white shadow images. Adrian Ghenie, one of the most important contemporary artists, transforms these lost images into vibrant, color-intensive artworks. His masterful ability to blur the lines between reality and abstraction creates an impressive homage to Schiele's legacy. This artistic search for traces illustrates a cross-generational dialogue between two painters who focus on the profound human psyche. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As soon as you leave the traditional constraints of anatomy behind, the way you deform the human form can become a portrait of character or the inner psyche,\" – Adrian Ghenie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdrian Ghenie (born 1977 in Baia Mare, Romania) is one of the most renowned painters of his generation. His work is considered \"reborn\" in a Nietzschean sense, combining past influences with contemporary themes. Ghenie is known for merging personal, political, and art historical themes by combining abstract and figurative elements and exploring the possibilities of his medium. He draws on personal memories, art historical references, film stills, and internet images. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEgon Schiele (1890–1918) showed extraordinary artistic talent early on. He entered the Vienna Academy in 1906 but soon left due to conflicts and founded the Neukunstgruppe. Known for his expressive works, Schiele gained significant fame in 1918 but died at the age of 28 from the Spanish Flu.","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Book (978-3-7757-5862-8)","offer_id":50168209932552,"sku":"9783775758628","price":58.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775758628_4e39c4f9-fe01-49dd-a202-bd2ed9c61fba.jpg?v=1744292091","url":"https:\/\/hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/76950-adrian-ghenie-shadow-paintings","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}