Exhibitions | Anna25 EN

Raymond Gantner

Mensch und Maschine
ein kleiner Gedankensplitter

(Man and machine a small fragment of thought)

Opening: April 21st, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Duration: 21st April – 26th May

The convergence of man and machine in art refers to the use of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in artistic practice. There are several ways artists can use human-machine interaction in their work, such as:

Generative Art: Artists can use AI systems to create automatically generated artworks based on a dataset of images, text, or other content.
Interactive Installations: Through the use of sensors and other technologies, artists can create interactive artworks that respond to audience movements and actions.
Robotic Performances: Artists can use robots and other autonomous systems to create unique and fascinating works of art that respond to human interactions.
Virtual Reality: Artists can use VR technology to create immersive artworks that immerse audiences in a virtual world.

The use of technology and AI in art offers artists a whole new level of artistic expression, enabling them to create works of art that are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also address and reflect on social and political issues. The interaction between humans and machines in art also offers an opportunity for viewers to reflect on the role of technology in our society and our understanding of creativity and art.

In fact, Raymond Gantner uses a mix of manual and technical craftsmanship. He combines his own drawings with images from the web, which are traced by a program and by a robot to be brought on canvas. The artist then completes the work manually.

The translation of art by machines is a controversial topic, since art is usually viewed as a human activity, informed by creative, emotional, and aesthetic factors. The idea that machines could translate art raises questions such as whether machines are even capable of understanding art or whether they can only perform algorithmic analysis of artworks.

However, there are different types of machine translation of art. An example is the digital reproduction of artworks through photography or scanning. Technological means are used to store works of art in digital form and make them accessible.

Another type of machine translation of art is the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to the art world. AI systems can be used to analyze and interpret artworks, to identify patterns and trends, or to make recommendations for art lovers or collectors.

Some artists and researchers are also experimenting with using AI systems to create new artworks or enhance existing artworks. This is a form of human-machine collaboration in which the artist directs the creative process, while the machine helps realize the artist’s vision.

Overall, machine translation of art remains an evolving field that continues to be controversial. It remains to be seen how the technology will evolve and what impact it will have on the art world.

Idea: Raymond Gantner
Version: Chat GPT-4

TrzyTresDrei

Opening: 3 March 6 p.m. – 9 p.m

Duration: 4 – 31 March

Showroom

The number three has different meanings in many cultures and symbolic systems, whether associated with the Trinity in Christian religion, the goddesses of fate in Greek mythology, or with creativity, self-expression and optimism in numerology. The “TrzyTresDrei” exhibition is primarily concerned with the latter.

Three different artistic positions from Berlin will be presented:

Joanna Buchowska

The Berlin artist Joanna Buchowska paints with paper. From her archive of magazines, she builds elaborate collages from countless scraps of paper, in which painting and collage seem to blur. Object-like works are created on canvas from the assembled papers. The artistically and imaginatively grown works of art are based on social themes, which are often based on real stories. The artist was born in Olesnica, Poland. In addition to studying fine arts, e.g. in Oppeln, Buchowska trained as a graphic designer at the L4 – Institute for New Media in Berlin.

Carlos Enfedaque

Carlos Enfedaque’s work is impulsive. He regards painting as an intuitive act in which he can be guided by impulses and thus create an immediate expression. The oeuvre of his expressionist paintings ranges from still lifes to landscapes to portraits. The Berlin-based artist shows the latter in the group exhibition “TrzyTresDrei”. Often bold and luminous, sometimes delicate and quiet — in his expressive portraits, Enfedaques deals with the ambiguity of identity and playfully manages to question the viewer’s perception. Born Carlos Enfedaques was born in Zaragoza, Spain, where he studied at the University of Zaragoza in 1994. After a stint at the ARCA-EUAC University of Arts in Coimbra/Portugal, he graduated from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia San Carles in Valencia/Spain in 2016.

Anne Völk

Whether iridescent paint that is applied directly to the wall, metallic pigments on paper or aluminum as a picture carrier – Anne Völk does not see her works of art as detached objects, she always includes the space in her work. The strong colors and multi-layered structures, which are sometimes matt, sometimes glossy, sometimes cracked or saturated, make the room comprehensible as a three-dimensional image. The direct experience of color in the room is always the focus. Born in Idar-Oberstein in 1965, Anne Völk studied painting in Basel, Karlsruhe and Vienna. She lives and works in Berlin.

Kejoo Park – Das Innere des Äußeren

Vernissage: January 13th, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m

Duration: January 14th to February 17th, 2023

Freedom is not a matter of course for people and nature.

It is fragile, vulnerable and valuable and needs constant protection and care to survive. And this is exactly where an ambiguity emerges: protection also means keeping away from the natural environment. That is, it takes an artificiality to maintain naturalness—there is inevitably a coexistence.

In her work, Kejoo Park focuses on this field of tension between naturalness and artificiality, between the source of life and artificial conditions.

For Park, the hard shell and the soft core that it protects are not opposites, they exist in parallel.

This interface becomes clear in the exhibition theme “The Inside of the Outside”. A rough, well-fortified exterior forms a contrast to the fragile interior, but it is nevertheless indispensable.

Park tries to make this duality visible and to raise awareness of this coexistence.

Man-made rough and hard materials such as concrete and steel are juxtaposed with vibrant colours, valuable or fragile materials such as gold or paper. It builds relationships between the elements to be protected and the protective shell. And this does not happen without looking into the future. Nature and freedom as elementary pillars that we cherish like a precious treasure. Kejoo Park conveys this hope in her exhibition – symbolically manifested – along the way.

Born and raised in South Korea, Kejoo Park went to New York to study painting and from there to Harvard, where she devoted herself to landscape architecture. It is these stations that outline the artist’s work, which is characterized by the contrasts between man and nature, interior and exterior, painting and object art.

affordable anna25 – art under 2000€

Vernissage: November 25, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m

Duration of the exhibition: November 24th – December 16th

Showroom

The year 2022 is coming to an end. With the corona pandemic in its third year, the war in Ukraine, the summer drought, the energy crisis and rising prices, this year was also largely characterized by worries and crises. Our world seems to have gotten out of joint and with it often our everyday lives. But especially now, when one crisis seems to be chasing the next, it is important to pay even more attention to the positive aspects. It’s the beautiful moments and things that offer us a brief moment to pause and breathe between all the bad news. Art also plays this role.

The year will end at the gallery again with an Affordable Anna25 exhibition, showcasing works by the gallery artists for under €2000. Especially now, when we all have to tighten our financial belts, this exhibition is the best opportunity for an investment in art. It strengthens our well-being, stimulates our imagination and allows us to escape the sadness on gray days. So it’s time to do something good for ourselves and others. And remember, Christmas is just around the corner. Perhaps you will find the right gift here.

Exhibiting artists

Martyna Bielicka
Joanna Buchowska
Carlos Endefaque
Pham Thai Ho
Raymond Gantner
Peter Lang
Thomas Nitz
Irmi Obermeyer
Kejoo Park
Bernhard Paul
Anke Völk

I wish you and your loved ones that you can spend the last days of 2022 calmly and restfully and wish us all a good start into the new year with the confidence that the good days will prevail.