Eva Hesse

There’s something about German women artists —their minimalism, organic compositions, and the use of explicit erotica — that makes me want to look for subtle clues of an angst spread thinly, evenly. 

Here’s Eva Hesse, the artist who consumed her emotional turmoils and fed it to her Art. Hesse pioneered in latex and fibre glass sculptures. She’s feminine in all aspects but she’s one of the rare artists in her time who could compete with her male contemporaries. She went away to soon at the age of 34 but she’s lived her life like her famous sculptures: a nonmechanical repetition. 

Tooting for Rebecca Horn

Rebecca Horn could have been one of my earliest art heroes. One summer 15 years ago, I sat motionless and enthralled by a photo of a grand piano hung upside down. The instrument was held by suspension cables and by the artistic vision of a woman named Rebecca Horn. 

Since the beginning of the 1970s, Rebecca Horn has been creating an oeuvre which constitutes an ever-growing flow of performances, films, sculptures, spatial installations, drawings and photographs. The essence of their imagery comes out of the tremendous precision of the physical and technical functionality she uses to stage her works each time within a particular space.

http://www.rebecca-horn.de/pages/biography.html

In full circle

IN 1990, the whole world witnessed how East Germany was “dissolved” when it was unified with the West. Along with the Berlin Wall crumbled down Andreas Loschner’s first life. But years in art school and as a practicing artist have taught him how he must become one with the cosmos to become whole again.

The artist was born in a small German village called Gornau. Andreas’ great grandfather was a 17th century German artist. By three years old, Andreas was partial to oil pastels and he was already making murals, much to his mother’s dismay. In 1988, he enrolled in Bauhaus. Prior to that, he took fine arts studies in Thale, Germany. He set up his art studio in Halle where he also established his career as an independent artist and curator.

This multifaceted artist dabbles in various media. No doubt he can paint and sculpt, as well as design furniture. But Andreas also devised a way to fuse art and technology: he created a software that creates random geometric figures based on RGB values and organized chance. He calls these “picture ideas.” After generating an abstract composition in his computer, he then precisely paints the figure on canvas.

Andreas has also experimented on video clips. His multimedia works have garnered awards in art exhibitions in Switzerland, Austria, and in Germany. He has exhibited in Argentina, France, USA, Israel, India, Colombia, and China to name a few.

Finding Gornau. The charm of tropical living caught on Andreas. In 2003, he moved to Cebu to continue his artistic pursuits. He taught design at the University of the Philippines-Cebu. Since 2007, he has been an independent consultant for export furniture and accessories under the Philippine European Chamber of Commerce.

Andreas has found a place to grow roots. Here he is closer to nature and to the mystical lore that abound in the island. He has a fascination for sigbin (a kangaroo-like mythical creature) and other supernatural beings. More than a myth, Andreas saw something profound in these local legends. And that was being one with the universe in its mystery.

Though his early dreams were lost in his birthplace in East Germany, Andreas knew he was reborn not just as an artist but as a person every time he came back from his nature expeditions. In each trip, he found something stirring and familiar. He calls this his second lease of life. And in this metamorphosis, he changed his name to Andreas Loschner-Gornau.

Back to the earth. Eccentric as always, it would not be unusual at all to find Andreas stripped down to his shirt while carving a hole on the ground. But he was not attempting to dig a tunnel to the center of the earth. Rather, Andreas was looking for clay. His terracotta sculptures range from figurative statues down to functional earthenware which he fires in his homemade kiln.

Andreas has always loved sculpting with clay. He used to have a pottery studio in Compostela where he made life-size sculptures.

And what does he do when he is not firing clay? He uses his improvised oven to bake bread! He also takes pride in calling himself a good cook and baker.

Giving back. Andreas believes that being a teacher is integral as an artist. Thus he imparts the art philosophies he lives by to his students.

As a designer, he aims to be eco-friendly with his furniture designs: using electric energy to a minimum during production and utilizing renewable materials. Andreas is strongly against the chemical treatment of raw materials in making furniture.

His latest art works speak a lot about his love for nature. He created a photo essay of seedlings growing from tree stubs. His terracotta sculptures have found their way in to his garden. These clay statues are not just a visual feat but are also practical flower pots.

“I try to be greener than the grass,” he says. To Andreas, everything you do to nature comes back to you. It is a cycle of giving and receiving. One becomes whole when life comes in full circle. (Genica Mijares)

psychomonkeymusic asked: hey babe. wassup? :)

the stars, babe. we are one with chicken mary jane, now. :)