PIFO Gallery is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in China by German artist Enrico Bach. The exhibition, With Ifs and Buts, showcases more than ten of his abstract works dating from 2013 to 2015.
Bach’s painting process often begins with a grid. Overlapping rectangles transform and define geometry and space. Hard corners and lines separate the colour surfaces to construct spatial dimension and perspectives. In this body of work Bach combines various painting techniques: first, a type of surface painting, that produces a picture plane solely through shape and colour; then the use of perspective, that gives the illusion of space, and lastly Bach uses various vanishing points and the illusion of a number of light sources to lend the overall composition a certain instability.
Enrico Bach, B.T.D.T. (Frame), 2014, 300 x 240cm, Oil on Canvas
Enrico Bach, KDBR, 2014, 194 x 159.5cm, Oil on Canvas
Enrico Bach, KM, 2013, 194.5 x 159cm, Oil on Canvas
The space and plane in Bach's works appear to be constantly moving and changing – encouraging the viewer’s gaze to wander over the canvas, dive into the picture plane and become lost in it. Bach not only emphasizes the structure and the layers, but also pays great attention to the trace left by his painting process as well as the energy that is evident in the works themselves. Beyond the initial, visual impact, and to some extent echoing the work of Abstract Expressionist artists of 40s and 50s America, With Ifs and Buts aims to inspire viewers to turn to the deeper thinking.
Enrico Bach, Untitled, 2015, 195 x 160cm, Oil on Canvas
Enrico Bach, Untitled, 2015, 250 x 200cm, Oil on Canvas
About the artist
Enrico Bach (b. 1980, Leipzig, Germany) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe in 2010 and completed his Master studies under Prof. Gustav Kluge from 2010 to 2011. Awarded the State Academy of Fine Arts prize in 2013, Bachcurrently lives and works in Karlsruhe. He has held twelve solo exhibitions and participated in over thirty group exhibitions since 2010. His works are represented in the collection of both art institutions and private collectors.
About the exhibition
Date: 16 June – 7 August 2016 10:00-18:00 (Closed on Mondays)
Opening: Thursday, 16 June 2016, 16:00-18:00
Venue: PIFO Gallery
Courtesy of the artist and PIFO Gallery, for further information please visit http://en.pifo.cn/.
