Niche of Remembrance

Klaas & Brockmeier

In 'Untitled', a female figure stands before a niche. In art, this is often seen as a place of shelter and concentration. To her right, a second, lighter figure emerges within the layers of paint. Possibly a child with something reminiscent of a kite. This apparition seems not so much depicted as remembered or imagined. As in many collaborative artworks by Uschi Klaas & Heinrich Brockmeier, this invites the viewer to perceive the space between past and present, or between seeing and reading. The meaning remains intentionally open: the work invites association or interpretation. Since the Renaissance, there has been Paragone. This refers to the rivalry between painting and sculpture. The question was: which is superior? Klaas and Brockmeier demonstrate that the question no longer needs to be asked. Together, they are stronger than anything else. One plus one is then not two, but three.

150 x 60 x 50 cm

Mixed sgraffito technique with bronze sculpture