Albert
Oehlen
Albert
Oehlen
Oehlen
The German painter Albert Oehlen considers himself a "post-non-figurative" artist. His unclassifiable, empirical and non-programmatic work is characterised by evolutions, reversals, and trial and error which will never be enough for his wealth of experience.
From “Computer-Paintings” to “Finger-Malerei” (finger painting), the artist never stops questioning the potential of painting, by doing away with its boundaries and conventions, or setting them in conflict in the space of one canvas. Between reference to tradition and rejection of a unique aesthetic, between figurativeness and abstraction, between subject and object, the “bad” painting of Albert Oehlen cannot be restricted to just one choice. Its visual force and creative freedom lie in this constant indeterminism.
A number of Albert Oehlen’s works are represented in the Pinault Collection. They were shown to the public at the artist’s monographic exhibition entitled “Cows by the Water” held at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice in 2018.
From “Computer-Paintings” to “Finger-Malerei” (finger painting), the artist never stops questioning the potential of painting, by doing away with its boundaries and conventions, or setting them in conflict in the space of one canvas. Between reference to tradition and rejection of a unique aesthetic, between figurativeness and abstraction, between subject and object, the “bad” painting of Albert Oehlen cannot be restricted to just one choice. Its visual force and creative freedom lie in this constant indeterminism.
A number of Albert Oehlen’s works are represented in the Pinault Collection. They were shown to the public at the artist’s monographic exhibition entitled “Cows by the Water” held at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice in 2018.
