Living Artists Contemporary Investment art Auction July 2024 Edition
Lot 165:
SHIPS FROM Berlin, Germany, Europe Purple Shades is a serene winter painting capturing a moment when time appears to stand still. The artwork depicts a mountain range in the Alpenglow, a magical light that emerges after sunset causing the rugged mountain peaks to shine in pink hues. The alpenglow is particularly vibrant when the mountain slopes are covered in snow and have been previously illuminated by the sun. The snow has the unique ability to reflect and intensify this afterglow. Impressive mountain formations stretch out before the viewer’s eyes, sculpted by glaciers. The interplay of light and dark tones across the highs and lows of the mountains creates a harmonious expanse against the endless sky. This incredible natural spectacle offers a fresh perspective on nature and showcases the mysterious colors of the mountains. Anne W?lk is a renowned painter known for her landscape paintings influenced by the contemporary artist Vija Celmins. Her work delves into themes of interstellar dust, starscapes, and planetary systems, creating a sense of tranquility as viewers journey through the cosmos and encounter fictional realities. Wolk?s painting style incorporates techniques of old masters, modern technologies, and digital culture to produce multidisciplinary paintings that challenge our connections to the universe. While her compositions are influenced by Romanticism and Photorealism, Wolk subverts traditional landscape painting methods through conceptual depictions of light and color gradients, referencing digital photographic mediums that capture popular space images.Born in Jena, Germany, Anne W?lk earned her MFA in Studio Art and Painting from The School of Art and Design Berlin in 2009 and was a student in the BFA program at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London. After graduating in 2009, she gained recognition for her large-scale landscape paintings and was selected and shortlisted for numerous international competitions and scholarships.Her accolades include the national Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes scholarship and the National scholarship award of Stiftung Kunstfonds ? Neustart/Kultur.In October 2013, Anne W?lk won the Category Award for the ArtPrize competition ?Art Takes Paris, ? judged by directors from The Andy Warhol Museum in New York, Lisson Gallery, and the Marianne Boesky Gallery. In 2017, she was honored as the Showcase Juried Winner in the painting category of the 9th Artslant Prize.W?lk?s work has been exhibited alongside esteemed artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Cindy Sherman, and Stephan Balkenhol, embodying her international recognition and artistic prowess.She has shown her work internationally at art fairs in Barcelona, Vienna, Seoul, and Istanbul, as well as in private gallery shows at Galer?a Luis Adelantado, Valencia, Spain; CSR.Gallery Berlin, Germany, Arebyte Gallery, London, UK; Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark; Pantocrator Gallery, Shanghai, China; Alfa Gallery Miami, USA; and The Residence Gallery, London, UK. In2021, W?lk presented her inaugural museum solo exhibition at the prestigious CICA Art Museum in South Korea, titled ?Questions for Heaven.? This was followed by a second institutional solo show at Casa de Cultura in Portugal in 2024, titled ?The Island of Stars We Call Home.? Anne W?lk currently resides and works in Berlin.Anne W?lk currently lives and works in Berlin.
Condition: Good, As in the images
Dimensions: 30 x 40 cm
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