Uwe Wittwer : paintings /

Uwe Wittwer (b. 1954 in Zurich) inquires into and disrupts expectations and viewing habits. The entrancing beauty and sensuousness of his paintings and watercolors lure the viewer into a world of ambiguity. Only a second glance reveals that the apparent aesthetic innocence of the middle class he por...

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Main Authors: Wittwer, Uwe
Corporate Authors: Somerset House London. Hermitage Rooms; Haunch of Venison London
Group Author: Judin, Juerg; Lulin, Etienne; Tufnell, Ben
Published: Hatje Cantz,
Publisher Address: Ostfildern :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: Book
Language: German
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Summary: Uwe Wittwer (b. 1954 in Zurich) inquires into and disrupts expectations and viewing habits. The entrancing beauty and sensuousness of his paintings and watercolors lure the viewer into a world of ambiguity. Only a second glance reveals that the apparent aesthetic innocence of the middle class he portrays is actually a kind of latent horror. Captured in a blur, the still lifes, interiors, landscapes, and portraits avoid obvious interpretation, so that the question of what is "real" and what is "fake," where the façade or razzle-dazzle begins and ends, remains open. Fascinated by the imagery
Carrier Form: 183 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9783775733168
3775733167
CLC: J233(522)
Call Number: J233(522)/W832