Tobias Hantmann

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To the Limits of Painting

Tobias Hantmann’s (b. Kempten, 1976; lives and works in Berlin and Düsseldorf) creative practice performs methodical shifts, continually destabilizing what a picture can be. He undertakes explorations of visual conception and imagination propelled by dislocations of context, the unsettling use of materials, and variations of motif.

The edition comprises three monochrome works from his series of velour carpet pieces. Hantmann “draws” directly into the pile by combing the fibres in such a way that the angle of light makes the picture visible so to speak. The three unique pieces are created by wiping, positioning, and combing the surface of the velour carpets. The motifs are borrowed from erotic films. Framed in a metal frame, the fragile works are protected.