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Eberhard Ross
From march 6 to 29, 2025
The German artist Eberhard Ross follows the tradition of color field painting as practiced by Mark Rothko and Helen Frankenthaler, borrowing from the minimalism of Agnes Martin and pursuing a form of painting between the figurative and the pure. His works glow from within, radiating an almost sacred character and alluding to a spiritual level in their titles. They seem to store and release energy, they glow like dramatic sunsets, and they are able to transform a room with their incredible presence. Eberhard Ross imbues many of his works with a colorful halo by painting the edges of the picture, which are slanted toward the wall, in an intense color such as orange.
An interesting effect that was already used in the paintings from his “fermata” series. In Italian, “fermata” means “stop,” and so the “fermata” paintings are intended to encourage people to pause and reflect. When describing the “fermata” series, Eberhard Ross also refers to a musical phenomenon. Composers use fermatas to ask performers to prolong the duration of a note value during a performance. The tone should therefore be held beyond the normal duration indicated by its note value. We are therefore asked to take our time and surrender to the adventure of art. Upon closer observation, the rhythm of the painting also becomes apparent: With fine brushstrokes or through scriptural etchings in the top layer of paint, Eberhard Ross sets the image into shimmering oscillations inside a dense web of lines, thus exposing the lower layers of paint. If we follow the lineaments with our eyes, this rhythm suddenly comes into play, inherent in the monochrome images at first glance. The artist seeks to capture the sound of the colors in his painting, taking us on this journey of discovery.
Sophie Cieslar, art historian
Opening
Thursday, March 6th
