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Artwork of the Month / December 2024

La foresta che cammina (The Walking Forest) Alessia Rollo 2023 Digital photo with analogue manipulation 170 cm x 120 cm Edition of 5 In ascending wintery woods, stands a peculiar creature. Its head and torso are coated with branches of ivy. There is no face, and the body shape is also hidden. However, the protruding… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / November 2024

Marcher sur l’eau (Walking on Water) Amélie Viale 2017 Print on Mat Supérieur paper 190g/m2 30 cm x 45 cm Edition 2/20 Amélie Viale’s photography “Marcher sur l’eau” (Walking on Water) shows a person in a red dress and with robust footwear standing on a latter, which is placed on a beach. It is most… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / October 2024

A-FIL-IATION 28 Angèle Etoundi Essamba 2022 Fine art print on dibond and plexiglas 80 cm x 80 cm and 100 cm x 100 cm Edition of 8 The photo A-FIL-IATION 28 by Angèle Etoundi Essamba is part of her series with the same name. It shows a young black woman as half-length figure in front… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / September 2024

Citrus & Glass Marie Cécile Thijs 2015 Fine Art Print on dibond with matted plex, framed limited editions Marie Cécile Thijs’ photo “Citrus & Glass” shows a green rummer glass positioned in the centre of a light brown textile surface in front a darker brown background. A half-peeled lemon is floating above the glass. The… (read more)

ArtworkS of the Month: The first five of 2024

Our five Artworks of the Month were made by six artists. The trend to photography continued. This focus doesn’t exclude other disciplines in the future.         In January, Anna Di Prospero offered her perception of the Central Station of Trieste. Instead of contenting herself in presenting the architecture, she added a mysterious… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / June 2024

Untitled Manjari Sharma & Irina Rozovsky 2017 iPhone photographs presented as archival pigment prints 13 inches x 19 inches Edition of 2 The presented photographic diptych by Manjari Sharma & Irina Rozovsky is part of their series “To See Your Face” from 2017. It shows on its left part a hand mirror with a droplet… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / April 2024

Large White Bottle and Shadow Mary Ellen Bartley 2022 Archival pigment print 71,12 cm x 93,98 cm (28 inches x 37 inches) Edition of 7 Mary Ellen Bartley’s photo “Large White Bottle and Shadow” shows four aged books arranged around a white bottle. On the left, the first book is standing upright with its spine… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / March 2024

116 (Ascension) Patricia Lascabannes 2024 Digital print on hemp paper 290 gr 30 cm x 30 cm – edition of 5 60 cm x 60 cm – edition of 5 80 cm x 80 cm – edition of 5 The square black-and-white photo “116 (Ascension)” by Patricia Lascabannes shows a spiral staircase. Since the midpoint… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / February 2024

The Home we lost Tamara Stoffers 2023 Analogue black-and-white photography 30 cm x 24 cm Edition of 5 + AP Tamara Stoffers’ black-and-white photo “The Home we lost” is part of her series with the same name. It shows a young woman in a vintage dress from the 1940s in front of an apartment building…. (read more)

Artwork of the Month / January 2024

Stazione di Trieste Centrale (Trieste Central Station) Anna Di Prospero 2022 Digital photography, inkjet print fine art 100 cm x 67 cm Courtesy of Archivio Luce Cinecittà The photography by Anna di Prospero shows a woman in a red dress, running towards a building. As the title suggests, it is the central station of Trieste,… (read more)

2023 revisited

  With our Artworks of the Month 2023, we had an unintentional focus on photography, though, there also were collages, a sculpture, an installation and a sculptural installation. The presented artists reflected on nature, urbanity, architecture and much more. Besides that, we visited numerous exhibitions of national and international artists.   January We started the… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / December 2023

L’Enfer c’est … – La force du détail : La Serrure (Hell is … – The force of the detail: The Keyhole) Marie Cagnasso 2021 Ceramics, slab work, stoneware, ancient black glaze, mirror 30,5 cm x 30,5 cm x 13 cm Marie Cagnasso’s ceramic sculpture “L’Enfer c’est … – La force du détail : La… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / November 2023

Public Phones (Series No Place) Katia Miranda 2023 Mixed media on canvas 50 cm x 50 cm Katia Miranda’s collage “Public Phones” is made from assembled photos, pictures and phone books, partly painted on canvas. Almost in the centre, there are the three title-giving public phones. They are on a skin-coloured painted background, surrounded by… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / October 2023

Fans Antonella Sacconi 2014 Pigment inkjet printing (Giclée) on Canson Baryta paper 40 cm x 60 cm Edition 1/30 Antonella Sacconi’s black and white photo “Fans” shows a fan-shaped arrangement of panels, widening towards the top. Hence, the title. In grey tones, with black shades the boards ascend from the left bottom to the right… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / September 2023

Ars Curandi, Beaune (The Art of Caring, Beaune) Elena Franco 2020 Giclée print on Canson Platine Fiber Rag paper 60 cm x 90 cm Edition of 3 With Elena Franco’s photography, “Ars Curandi, Beaune” (The Art of Caring, Beaune), we are looking from a dark room through an open two wing leadlight casement window with… (read more)

ArtworkS of the Month: The first five of 2023

Exceptionally, this year we had only five Artworks of the Month before the summer break. Still, we would like to remind them and thank the artists for their support.         In January, we started with the photo “Il Santo che brucia” (The Burning Saint) by Alessia Rollo from her series “Parallel Eyes”,… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / June 2023

Fiume dell’Amazzonia (River of the Amazon) Marina Paris 2019 Collage 42 cm x 32 cm ph: Giorgio Benni The collage “Fiume dell’Amazzonia” (River of the Amazon), from the series “Urban Fragments” by Marina Paris, shows a neoclassical building in its urban environment. The entrance is a portico with a triangular tympanum and on the rearward… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / April 2023

Fringe Nature #12/2017, Sri Lanka Jacquie Maria Wessels 2017 Analogue C-Print 120 cm x 120 cm, Edition of 7 70 cm x 70 cm, Edition of 10 The photo “Fringe Nature #12/2017, Sri Lanka” by the Dutch artist Jacquie Maria Wessels allows a glance on ferns in an environment. Between this foreground and a green… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / March 2023

Rubik Cube Chiara Dynys 2023 cast glass panes, gold leaf, light, frames variable dimensions The site-specific installation “Rubik Cube” by Chiara Dynys, is a composition of 16 single pieces of the artist’s series “Camini delle Fate” (Fairy Chimneys) on white ground and 14 rectangular colour fields arranged as a chessboard pattern. Over the course of… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / February 2023

Hyper Conditionnement – Gabion 50 cm³ (Hyper-Packaging – Gabion 50 cm³) Anne-Laure Wuillai 2018 Water from the Mediterranean Sea, gabion in stainless steel, thermos-welded plastic bags, ampoule with light-emitting diode 50 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm The sculptural installation “Hyper Conditionnement – Gabion 50 cm³” (Hyper-Packaging – Gabion 50 cm³) by Anne-Laure Wuillai… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / January 2023

Il Santo che brucia (The Burning Saint) Alessia Rollo 2019 80 cm x 60 cm Analogue photography on fine art photo paper Edition of 5 The photography, “The Burning Saint” by the Italian artist Alessia Rollo shows a hill with people at the left slope, who are passing bundles of brushwood from one to another…. (read more)

Artwork of the Month / December 2022

Sottile artificio linear Valeria Vaccaro 2017 white marble and inks 32 cm x 15 cm x 155 cm The installation „Sottile artificio linear” by Valeria Vaccaro contains thirteen white round candles, aligned next to each other. All had been lit, since their wick had burned black, and wax had run down the cylinders. However, they… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / November 2022

Listening to the Moon Glenda León Installation view at the Aichi Triennale 2022 ©︎ Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee, Photo: ToLoLo studio Courtesy of Estudio Glenda León 2020 Drums: leather, wood 31 x 15,5 x 9 cm; 31 x 15,5 x 9 cm; 31 x 19 x 9 cm; 31 x 23 x 9 cm; 31… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / October 2022

Someone to Love – Edith Piaf Cristina Nuñez 2009 40 cm x 60 cm Inkjet print in fine art Hahnemuhle Baryta Edition of 6 + 2 p.a. Cristina Nuñez’ photo “Someone to Love – Edith Piaf” shows a woman with uplifted hands and an open mouth. She contracts her eyebrows so that wrinkles appear on… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / September 2022

superficie #3 (surface #3) Rossana Taormina 2015 Frottage: charcoal on canvas 200 cm x 145 cm “superficie #3” (surface #3) by Rossana Taormina is a frottage with charcoal on canvas. Hence, the picture is in more or less intense shades of grey. The artist placed the canvas on an urban pavement and rubbed the charcoal… (read more)

ArtworkS of the Month: The first six of 2022

As usual in July, we remind the first six artworks of the month of the current year. The first half of the year was dominated by photography, since three works came from this field. However, each approach is different. Moreover, we presented a mosaic-decorated chair, an ink drawing and a text-based work. With this review,… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / June 2022

A portion of that which was once everything (De-siderare II) Fiona Annis 2021 Pigment print on colour sensitive paper 121 cm x 97 cm, framed Edition 1/5 The image “A portion of that which was once everything (De-siderare II)” by Fiona Annis is a black and red “photograph”, which never saw the inside of a… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / May 2022

Körper (Body/Bodies) Thyra Schmidt 2021 two pieces: silkscreen on handmade paper framed (maple), each 62 x 82,5 cm   Translation Körper I This music! I remember your smell. And suddenly I feel your excitement, which is now mine. ––––– Körper II I look at you. As if you were touching me. The imagination of your… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / April 2022

Patriarche n° 1418 – La gueule cassée (Patriarch n° 1418 – The broken Face) Mad Meg 2020-2021 Indian ink on paper 183 cm x 265 cm The monumental ink drawing “Patriarche n° 1418 – La gueule cassée” (Patriarch n° 1418 – The broken Face) by the French artist Mad Meg shows a humanlike figure in… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / March 2022

Sauve qui peut (la vie) (Save who can (the life)) Séverine Gambier 2016 Ancient porcelain and faience plates, Italian glass paste, pearls, beans, glass flowers, resin and patina on a wooden chair 93 cm x 40 cm x 40 cm The sculpture “Sauve qui peut (la vie)” (Save who can (the life)) by Séverine Gambier,… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / February 2022

Pingyao Irene Kung 2021 Platinum Palladium Print 40 cm x 80 cm on paper 72cm x 112 cm Edition 1 of 25 The black and white photo “Pingyao” by Irene Kung shows a street in the ancient city in China. Due to the well conserved historic buildings dating from the times of the Ming and… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / January 2022

Allez viens ! on part en vacances. (Come on! we are going on holiday.) (Series Holidays) Amélie Viale 2014 Print on dibond 60 cm x 90 cm Edition of 8 + 2 P.A. A young woman stands in a deserted marshalling yard. She has an unusual companion: an iron. Pausing on a rail crossing, she… (read more)

Artwork of the month / December 2021

Pickle Factory Tamara Stoffers 2021 Oil on canvas 80 cm x 100 cm The painting “Pickle Factory” by Tamara Stoffers shows three women in a blue tiled room, surrounded by machines. All are wearing red kerchiefs on the head. In the foreground, one woman with a white apron is looking directly to the observer; a… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / November 2021

The Egg Triptych Amandine Urruty 2015 210 cm x 100 cm Graphite on paper With the drawing “The Egg Triptych”, Amandine Urruty takes us on a voyage in her imaginary world, which might be amusing or even scary. In every part of the triptych, there is a main protagonist in a phantasy landscape, surrounded by… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / October 2021

Conversation Elyse Galiano   2018 cup 18 cm x 39 cm x 10 cm, coffee pot 25 cm x 48 cm x 15 cm, porcelain tableware, natural hair The sculptural installation “Conversation” by Elyse Galiano is a composition of a coffee pot and a cup, both with gold rim. A braided plait of black natural… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / September 2021

Europa und der Stier (Europe and the Bull) Angela Hampel 2019/2020 Mixed media on canvas 110 cm x 90 cm   In her painting “Europa und der Stier“ (Europe and the Bull) Angela Hampel reinterprets the legend of the Rape of Europe. Differently as the in the Greek mythology, Europe is not the more or… (read more)

ArtworkS of the Month: The first six of 2021

Before the summer-break, we would like to remind our first six artworks of the month of this year. We had photos, one as preparation for a performance, another reflection on history of photography and one made during a performance. Moreover, there was a collagraphy, an ephemeral installation and a sculpture. These artworks, coming from Belgium,… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / June 2021

Untitled Greta Schödl 2020 Ink and gold leaf on Carrara marble 34,5 cm x 22 cm x 7 cm   The untitled work by Greta Schödl is a piece of white Carrara marble, inscribed repetitively with the word “MARMO” (Ital. marble) in black ink. Every “O” is filled with gold leaf. Formed as a wedge,… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / May 2021

The Pillars of the Earth Virginia Zanetti 2021 print on Canson Baryta 100 cm x 150 cm Edition of 5 + 1 print in 180 cm x 270 cm Virginia Zanetti’s photo “The Pillars of the Earth” is part of an ongoing series with the same name, started in 2016 in India. As in other… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / April 2021

Anti-Buste en voyage dans le Sud, pas plus de 1 km (Anti-Bust travelling in the South, not more than 1 km) Monique Thibaudin 2020 Two mannequin legs, shoes, shopping bag Ephemeral installation Ca. 150 cm height   Monique Thibaudin’s sculpture “Anti-Bust travelling in the South, not more than 1 km” consists of two mannequin legs,… (read more)

Artwork of the month / March 2021

Satyr (No. 3) Véronique Champollion 2021 Collagraphy on Velin d’Arches paper 170 cm x 100 cm Edition of 5 (all unique pieces) Véronique Champollion’s collagraphy shows a laterally squatting satyr. Acanthus tendrils surround him. In his right hand, the mythological figure holds a bunch of grapes, in his right leading to the mouth a single… (read more)

Artwork of the month / February 2021

Düsseldorf Valentina D’Accardi 2020 Photo on Hahnemühle Photo Pearl 310 gr Variable dimensions Valentina D’Accardi’s photograph “Düsseldorf” shows a multi-storey building during sunset. It is an edifice, which might be found in many city peripheries in any European country. By the title, one would assume that the building is to be located in the German… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / January 2021

F’OOT N’OTES (A Rehearsal) #5 Ode De Kort 2020 Photo print on dibond 70 cm x 105 cm Edition of 5 Ode de Kort’s photography “F’OOT N’OTES (A Rehearsal) #5” shows a red stockinged leg and two black rubber boots in a white image space. It seems like the leg is leaving the scenery: the… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / December 2020

Gefällt mir! (I Like it) Kirsten Klöckner 2020 Watercolour, ink on paper 29,7 cm x 21 cm Kirsten Klöckner’s painting “Gefällt mir!“ (I Like it) shows a closed fist with the thumb extended upward. Obviously, it reminds of the Like-button of Facebook, due to its silhouette and the blue wrist. However, the hand is executed… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / November 2020

Fatigue Mom (02) Grit Richter Courtesy the artist and Galerie Tanja Wagner, Berlin 2020 Stretch velvet, fleece, foam, siliconized fiber balls, wood, Styrofoam 105 cm x 83 cm x 83 cm Grit Richter’s sculpture “Fatigue Mom (02)” is part of her series with the same name, created in the time after the lockdown in spring… (read more)

In memory of Petra Warrass: “Wo es ist #7 – Where it is”

To recall the recently passed away Petra Warrass, we republish our Artwork of the month / February 2016. At first glance, the photo “Wo es ist #7 – Where it is” seems to show an obvious scenery. However, the closer look reveals several ambiguities like the unusual clothing of Cédric and his position. Even the… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / October 2020

Proud Tiziana Bendall-Brunello 1999 Porcelain 39 cm x 24 cm x 24 cm Tiziana Bendall-Brunello’s sculpture “Proud” is a Victorian children’s dress in unglazed porcelain. The artist dipped the wear in liquid porcelain and modelled it. By the firing at a very high temperature, the material becomes extremely light and translucent. However, the resulting colour… (read more)

Artwork of the month / September 2020

Permanent Maze Katia Miranda 2017 Oil on linen 50 cm x 50 cm   Katia Miranda’s oil painting “Permanent Maze” is part of a series with the same name. The square picture shows a cut-out of loosely intertwined white/grey and yellow/orange ribbons. They are lying on a grey, slightly brown textile support, which is in… (read more)

In memory of Maria Rebecca Ballestra: “5 minutes free zone”

In memory of the recently deceased Maria Rebecca Ballestra, we republish our article about “5 minutes free zone”, which was Artwork of the month in October 2015. Rebecca conceived the installation in cooperation with Lucia Palmero to point at the situation of emergency in Ventimiglia, the Italian frontier town at the border to France, where… (read more)

ArtworkS of the month – the first six of 2020

Like every year, the month of July is dedicated to the first six artworks of the month of the running year, to thank all artists for their support. Until now, we had oeuvres starting from classic panel painting over photography to photo collage and a video. Moreover, there was a glass-sculpture and an installation.  … (read more)