CHARLINE VON HEYL | Dumka

Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Cologne, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Charline von Heyl, September - October 2007
Dijon, Le Consortium, Charline von Heyl: Le jour de boire est arrivé, March - May 2009
Tate Liverpool and Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Charline von Heyl, February - September 2012

Exh. Cat., Deichtorhallen Hamburg (and traveling), Charline von Hey—Snake Eyes, 2012, pp. 118-119, illustrated in color

This work is in very good condition. The primary ground is a very fine linen or nettle. This has been laid down slightly unevenly on a conventional canvas ground, so there are some resultant air bubbles and small wrinkles throughout, inherent. There also some loose threads at each corner where the linen is laid down. There are stains and drips across the entirety of the composition, inherent to the artist's working method. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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"That is the beauty of painting: it always has a dynamic of its own, which happens through accident. Let’s say I start with a metallic color, because it reminds me of some object I was completely crazy about. The color gives me something that I need, so to speak. I put that metallic color into the painting—and the moment I do that, something happens. Suddenly that color needs another color. I will run with the painting, like it’s a dog on a leash, chasing and almost falling behind it. That is also the space where I forget myself, where painting becomes something that I don’t control, neither emotionally nor intellectually." Charline Von Heyl