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CHRISTINE BRADU Galerie Negulesco is pleased to announce the first solo-exhibition of graphic artist and photographer Christine Bradu. Christine Bradu was born in 1978 in Cluj-Napoca , Romania . Her early childhood was spent in Romania until 1984, when her family moved to Germany . From the time the family arrived in Germany , the artist described that Romania became for her like distant memories, “old photographs packed in a box.” In 2005, Christine Bradu visited Cluj to visit friends and family as well as to document her experience returning to her birthplace. The resulting body of work and exhibition, “Nach Cluj”, holds several layers of meaning for the artist. On one side, Christine Bradu documented how the Romania in her memory had changed in the 20 years since her family's departure. Traces of the past reflected in portraits of elderly “matrons” in peasant headcovers are contrasted against industrial and modern architecture. On the other side, “Nach Cluj” refers to the time period after 1984, when Christine Bradu's family left Romania and built a life in Germany. Christine Bradu's technique is to combine photography, lithography and drawings. By doing so, she represents the multifaceted workings of memory. The layering of fact, represented by actual photographs, are combined with interpretations of those facts, as expressed in her drawings and use of color on top of the photos. Christine Bradu studied from 2003 to 2006 at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna , Austria . Her photographs and drawings have been presented in group exhibitions in Raum 8 and the Kunsthalle in Vienna . In 2004, she was awarded first place by the Austrian Postal Service for her Postal Stamp design, which is currently in use by the Austrian Postal Service. |
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KATHLEEN LIONAS Galerie Negulesco is pleased to announce our exhibition of photographs by two Munich based artists, Kathleen Lionas and Wolf-Nils Malchow. Both artists work in black and white photography and offer different approaches to the medium. Kathleen Lionas' photographs recall the classic black and white street photography of the 1950s. She finds her inspiration in everyday life and has photographed extensively in California and Munich . She has spent over four years documenting Oktoberfest, showing amusing and critical portraits of people at the annual, Munich festival. Lionas (American) was born and was raised in Detroit , Michigan . She studied Commercial Art and painting in California and Greece . For over 15 years, Lionas has lived in Munich . Her paintings are part of the BayTech Venture Capital collection in Munich . Since 2001 she has concentrated on her photography. Wolf-Nils Malchow uses medium and large-format cameras to compose his cityscapes. His photographs are sharp, technically perfect and display a stark contrast between black and white. The exhibition concentrates on his series of images from Munich and Berlin . Wolf-Nils Malchow (German) has worked not only as a photographer, but also as a master printer. Since 1985 he has intensively worked in monochromatic, large format photography and is a specialist in alternative printing processes. Malchow has also worked for over two decades in the film and television industry. |
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MATTHEW PILLSBURY Galerie Negulesco is pleased to announce the first solo-exhibition of photographer Matthew Pillsbury in Germany. After many exhibitions in The United States and Canada, the November 9th opening in Galerie Negulesco, Munich will be the first, comprehensive exhibition in Germany of the New York City based photographer. The exhibition will display photographs from Matthew Pillsbury’s computer and television screen images, as well as his series in museums taken after closing time. Using an 8 x 10” camera, Pillsbury photographs his subjects over a long period of time using available light only, such as from a computer or television screen. Exposure times vary from 10 minutes to over one hour. The resulting images are ghost-like renderings of the individuals as they work or watch a television program. As an assignment for The New York Times Magazine, Matthew Pillsbury was granted access to photograph in museums after visiting hours had ended. He used his trademark of long-exposure photographs to capture images in New York City museums including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Madame Tussaud’s, The Museum of Natural History and The Science Fiction Museum. Matthew Pillsbury studied at Yale University under the direction of established artists Lois Connor and Gregory Crewdson (1991 – 1995). He then received his Masters degree from the School of Visual Arts, New York (2004). Matthew Pillsbury was selected as one of Photo District News’ “Top Emerging Artists” in 2005. His photographs are included in the largest collections of the world, including the Guggenheim Museum (New York City), the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, as well as in numerous important international private collections. |
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19 ON 19 The official launch of Galerie Negulesco with a group exhibition of the artists represented by the gallery. The exhibition will show a mixture of subjects, reflecting the unique style of each artist. Highlights will include architectural images by Michael Doster, Abelardo Morell’s camera obscuras, Kathleen Lionas’ revealing photographs of Oktoberfest in Munich and Joel Feldman’s humorous portrayals of middle America. Artists included in the exhibition: Christine Bradu |
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Flowers Ron van Dongen (USA, b. Netherlands), well-known for his black and white flowers, takes a new approach towards his botanical subjects through his use of color photography. The close ups of petals and stems reveal the graphic structure and design of nature. London-based photographer, Jonathan Lewis, offers a technical age interpretation of rose gardens. In his recent series of Roses, he distills the flowers into vibrant pixelated forms. Judith McMillan’s (USA) Optic Exploration prints take and even closer look at botanicals. Using an X-Ray machine, McMillan composes floral arrangements on X-Ray film and uses the negative to print toned gelatin silver prints that reveal the inner workings of the flowers. While Peter C. Jones’ screen series caused his viewers to look outside to the summer landscape beyond the window, Jones brings the observer back inside with his flower photographs. Beautifully arranged flowers and vases pose for Jones’ camera. Jones perhaps takes his inspiration from the well maintained, sea-side gardens of Little Compton, Rhode Island. |
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Color The realism of Doster’s work is contrasted by the pixelated images of British photographer Jonathan Lewis. In his candy series, Lewis digitally stretches the images of candy wrappers, leaving colourful, blurry lines as traces of his original subject matter. In his latest body of work, he transforms supermarket interiors into vibrant, pixelated layers of color and forms. New York City based photographer, Peter C. Jones, (USA) captures the idyllic sea view of a Rhode Island home. Jones portrays the manicured gardens, summer screens and rolling waves of summer holidays past. New perspectives of Munich landmarks is the subject of Munich based photographer, Wolf-Nils Malchow’s, works. Taken with an 8 x 10” camera, Malchow presents the viewer with unfamiliar views of familiar buildings in the Bavarian capital. Malchow fuses the past with the present by using the 19th century cyanotype printing technique to render modern architecture. |
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