Gert & Uwe Tobias
1973 Brașov (Kronstadt)
Gert & Uwe Tobias was born and raised in Transylvania and are currently living in Cologne. They are known for their unique imagery, inspired by both the traditional folk myths of their country of origin and popular culture. Their artistic practice comprises ceramic sculptures, painting, paperwork and large color woodcuts on canvases, the latter which combine the classic painting genre with a well-known printing technique used for the traditional propaganda making as well as in pop art’s repetition of motifs. Instead of carving out the figure into the block of wood, they shape the individual motifs in plywood and use a roller to apply the paint to the surface of each form, which finally transfers the color to the canvas. In this way, Gert and Uwe Tobias develop a well-known tradition and method.
Their works are exhibited in a large number of solo exhibitions in museums around the world and they are represented in a many of public museum collections including MoMa, Museum of Modern Art, New York; SFMOMA, San Francisco; UCLA, Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Collezione Maramotti, Max Mara, Reggio Emilia; Kunstmuseum Bonn; FRAC Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand; Collection Goetz, Munich; Sprengel Museum, Hanover; Graphic State Collection, Munich.
Mixed media on paper on cardboard
verso - signed & dated
verso on frame - stamped & labeled
Real wood frame - custom made
Glass, UV 100, glare-free
Size 44 x 35 cm
Provenance | Gallery Germany "CFA Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin", Auctioneers Germany, Private Collection Denmark
Differential taxation according to § 25a UStG. No taxes included. | Differenzbesteuerung nach § 25a UStG. Kunstgegenstände und Sammlungsstücke, Sonderregelung.
