Sylke von Gaza explained

Sylke von Gaza
Birth Date:1966 7, df=y
Birth Place:Hamburg, Germany
Nationality:German
Field:Painting
Training:Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Works:Red Veil Paintings, Grey Veil Paintings, Lucifero
Awards:Meisterschülerin (2007)

Sylke von Gaza (* 1 July 1966 in Hamburg as Sylke von Gazen genannt Gaza) is a German artist. First and foremost an abstract painter, she also pursues numerous projects that investigate the effect and impact of painting in architectural spaces and the process of painting including site-specific settings. Von Gaza lives and works in Munich, Venice and Zurich.

Life

The Hamburg-born artist Sylke von Gaza was first taken to Italy as a three-year-old by her great-grandmother, whom she accompanied on long journeys to Venice and the Emilia-Romagna. It was during those childhood visits to the churches of Ravenna, Assisi and Venice, to name but a few, that she first came to appreciate painting and architecture. The experience made a lasting impression and continues to inspire her work to this day.[1]

Sylke von Gaza's first university degree is in engineering. Later, as a student of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 2002 to 2007 under the Irish painter Sean Scully, she found herself drawn to the Old Masters and Abstract expressionism.[2] She completed her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in 2007, graduating with a Meisterschüler diploma ("summa cum laude").[3]

Work

Netherlandish and Italian Renaissance painting has always been a key source of inspiration for Sylke von Gaza. With her large-scale abstract oil paintings she positions herself within the tradition of the Old Masters without, however, referencing them directly in her formal language. Oscillating between past and present, Venice provides an ideal creative environment for the artist, whose works not only probe the questions of tradition and identity in painting, but also provoke a discussion of the intrinsic value of art and society.[4]

Her work thus far can be divided into different strands. Her principal body of work consists of Early Works, individual works, themed groups of works, site-specific works and the series of Veil Paintings, among them the Grey Veil Paintings and Red Veil Paintings.

In Sylke von Gaza's creative practice, the veil, the metaphor for transcendence and permeability, plays a central role.[5] [6] The ability to disclose by concealing, to render visible by shrouding – the artist has internalised this fundamental potential of painting and made it central to her work.

Since 2012, the artist has been working on projects that focus on painting in sacred spaces, primarily in Venetian churches. Since 2013, in collaboration with Curia Patriarchale di Venezia, von Gaza has been painting in the Chiesa San Fantin (2014), the Chiesa San Lio (2015), the Cappella Santissima Trinità (2016).[7]

A classification in the art historical narrative took place in 2016 on the occasion of the museum exhibition Behind the Curtain. Concealment and Revelation since the Renaissance at the Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, curated by Beat Wismer and Prof. Claudia Blümle. The thematic show featured two large Veil Paintings by the artist. Other works by Sylke von Gaza are part of museum collections at the Sprengel Museum Hannover, the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus Munich and the Museum of the Diocese of Venice, among others.[8]

To mark the Venice Biennale of 2015, the Venetian Curia commissioned von Gaza with a site-specific work for the Renaissance chapel of the Gussoni family in the church of San Lio. Working on site inside the chapel during the Beyond the Veil project,[9] the artist created the Gussoni Red Veil Paintings Triptych, which is now permanently installed in the Renaissance chapel designed around 1479 by Tullio[10] and Pietro Lombardo.[11] The famous Venetian painter of Veduta Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697–1768), better known as Canaletto, is buried in the chapel.

At the invitation of the Seminario Patriarcale di Venezia von Gaza was creating the project Il Nido. A Pilgrimage towards Equilibrium for the Padiglioni Paralleli in the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute to coincide with the 57th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2017.[12] In spring 2019, the installation Il Nido travelled on to Gedächtniskirche in Berlin.[13]

Recognition

Exhibitions (selection)

Permanent Installations

Public & private collections (selection)

Bibliography

References

  1. Giloy-Hirtz (2008): From the Grey to the Colourful.
  2. Giloy-Hirtz (2008): From the Grey to the Colourful & Drexler (2013): Sylke von Gaza in Conversation.
  3. http://matrikel.adbk.de/ "Matrikeldatenbank"
  4. Schmidt (2007): Die Schleier der Sylke von Gaza & Giloy-Hirtz (2008): From the Grey to the Colourful & Drexler (2013): Sylke von Gaza in Conversation & Sinninghe Damsté (2013): Sacraments of a Deeper Reality.
  5. Web site: Die Schleier der Sylke von Gaza – Who is afraid of grey, white and red?. Schmidt. Martin H.. 2007-03-01. de. 2020-05-20.
  6. Sinninghe Damsté (2013): Sacraments of a Deeper Reality.
  7. Ackermann (2015), Venedig wird abstrakt, S. 111.
  8. Book: Spieler, Reinhard. BIG! Large-Format Works from the Sprengel Museum Hannover. Sprengel Museum Hannover. 2021. Hannover. 11. de.
  9. Web site: Beyond the Veil: Red Veil Paintings nella Chiesa di San Lio. Gianmatteo Caputo. 2015 . Uffici Beni Culturali & Turismo della Curia Patriarcale di Venezia UBC . it . 2017-07-18.
  10. Web site: Tullio Lombardo: Pietà with Saints. 2002. Save Venice Inc.. 2017-08-17.
  11. Web site: Pietro Lombardo: Gussoni Chapel. 2002. Save Venice Inc.. 2017-08-17.
  12. Ackermann (2017): Il Nido - Venedigs geheimes Nest & Bernrieder (2017): Dem Blick entrückte Huldigung & Jones (2017): „As High as the Eagle“ & Schaefer (2017): Hoch über den Kirchendächern von Venedig.
  13. Ackermann (2019): Eier und Eiermann & Vogel (2019): Himmel über Berlin & Berliner Morgenpost (2019): Was nistet denn da in der Gedächtniskirche?, Ein Nest für die Gedächtniskirche & Jäger (2019): Das Nest in der Gedächtniskirche.
  14. Web site: Colour turns me on #BEduesseldorf Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art . 2024-02-14 . www.beck-eggeling.de . de.
  15. Web site: 20 April 2023 . Sotheby's - Public Exhibitions . Sotheby's Hamburg.
  16. Web site: Sylke von Gaza Exhibition "Early Works" at Palazzo Martinengo Fortuny for Venice Art Biennale, Venezia 2019.. 2019-05-01. Sylke von Gaza. 2020-05-20.
  17. Web site: Sylke von Gaza - Velvet & Paper. 2019-02-20. Artnet. 2020-05-20.
  18. Web site: Project "Il Nido", Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venezia 2017/18. 2017-10-01. Sylke von Gaza. 2020-05-10.
  19. Web site: Gabriel & Lucifero. 2017-04-11. Palazzo Contarini Polignac.
  20. Web site: Artisti BIAS 2018. BIAS Institute. 25 April 2018 . it. 2018-10-01.
  21. Web site: Sylke von Gaza: "Il Nido. A Pilgrimage towards Equilibrium" presso la Basilica della Salute, Padiglioni Paralleli 2017 . Curia Patriarcale di Venezia. 2017-08-25 . Gianmatteo Caputo. 2017 . it.
  22. Web site: Padiglioni Paralleli alla Biennale 2017 . 2017 . Curia Patriarcale di Venezia . it . 2017-07-22.
  23. Web site: Berengo Studio. Berengo Studio 1988. 2017-08-25. Adriano Berengo.
  24. Web site: Summertime: Brüning, Erben, von Gaza, Huidobro, Merschmann, Münch. Hans Strelow. 2017. Artnet. de. 2017-07-01.
  25. Web site: Exhibition 'Behind the Curtain. Concealment and Revelation since the Renaissance. From Titian to Christo'. Museum Kunstpalast. en. 2017-08-17.
  26. Web site: Fabrica Ecclesiae . Curia Patriarcale di Venezia. 2017-08-17 . 2016 . it.
  27. Power of Glass. Hofglasmalerei Gustav van Treeck, 2013, retrieved 2017-07-22 (in German). (PDF 1.2 MB Catalogue)
  28. Web site: Handwerk und Kirche. Galerie Handwerk in der Karmeliterkirche München. 2017-07-22. 2013. de.
  29. Web site: The Process of Creation. 2009. Steven Rich. 2017-07-12.
  30. Web site: Collezione. Museo Diocesano d'Arte Sacra Sant' Apollonia. 2017-08-25 . it.
  31. Meixner . Christiane . Monika Schnetkamp, Sammlerin . Kunstforum International . 235 . 118–119.
  32. Web site: Pinacoteca . Seminario Patriarcale di Venezia. 2017-08-25 . it.
  33. Book: Schwarz, Dieter . Linie und Farbe – Licht und Raum: Sammlung Hackenberg . 2023 . Munich.
  34. Web site: Eier und Eiermann. Ackermann. Tim. 2019-06-08. Weltkunst. 2020-05-20.
  35. Web site: Himmel über Berlin. Vogel. Julian Bruno. 2019-05-01. Zeitkunst. 2020-05-20.
  36. News: 2020-04-19. Ein Nest für die Gedächtniskirche. Berliner Morgenpost. 2020-05-20.
  37. News: Jäger. Tim. 2019-04-27. Das Nest in der Gedächtniskirche. RBB Abendschau/ARD. 2020-05-20.
  38. Web site: Il Nido - Venedigs geheimes Nest. Tim Ackermann. 2017-12-08. Weltkunst. de.
  39. Web site: Mysterium Coniunctionis. Gabriel & Lucifero by Sylke von Gaza. Brivio. Guido. 2017-07-01. 2020-05-20.
  40. Web site: "As High as the Eagle" - Sylke von Gaza's Installation "Il Nido" in Venice. Jones. Alan. 2018-03-01. 2020-05-20.
  41. Web site: Hoch über den Kirchendächern von Venedig. Schaefer. Petra. 2017-11-01. Zeitkunst. 2020-05-20.
  42. Web site: Dem Blick entrückte Huldigung. Irmgard Bernrieder. 2017-11-29. Textcluster. de.
  43. Web site: Im Ehrenhof wird der Vorhang gelüftet. Westdeutsche Zeitung WZ. 2017-08-05. Helga Meister. 29 September 2016. de.
  44. Web site: "Hinter dem Vorhang" im Museum Kunstpalast. Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR. 2017-07-22. Thomas Köster. 30 September 2016. de.
  45. Web site: Venedig wird abstrakt. Ackermann. Tim. 2015-10-01. Weltkunst. 2020-05-20.
  46. Web site: Sylke von Gaza's paintings: Sacraments of a Deeper Reality.. Sinninghe Damsté. Maurits J.. 2013-03-01. 2020-05-20.
  47. Web site: Sylke von Gaza in Conversation with Jolanda Drexler. Drexler. Jolanda. 2008-02-01. Artology. 2020-05-20.
  48. Web site: From the Grey to the Colourful. Interview with Sylke von Gaza. Giloy-Hirtz. Petra. 2008-04-01. 2020-05-20.

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