Suscha Korte

Cologne-based artist Suscha Korte describes her pictures as portraits without people. Collections of plates and other objects are presented like modern still lifes on concrete walls, upholstery or slate backgrounds. Suscha Korte’s objects symbolize the human need for recognition and acceptance, and everyday objects serve as a metaphor for dreams and hopes. The things we have in our kitchens, dining rooms or bedrooms, the meaning we give them and how we relate to them define us in a certain way. The artist hides short pedagogical sayings or phrases in her paintings that are loaded with irony, that resonate in the viewer’s collective subconscious as childhood memories of “no parking bikes” or as ironic life lessons “love is a do word”. Korte’s paintings are thought-provoking, sometimes minimalist, sometimes cluttered, the artist uses techniques and materials that she combines perfectly to create a modern trompe-l’oeil, where at first glance you think you are looking at real objects. The game is twofold: as you get closer, you can recognize every spot, appreciate the rhythm of the stroke, which is a far cry from the very fine brushstrokes typical of hyperrealism. The new works we have exhibited in the gallery show this virtuosity, this double game: are the plates painted or glued to the canvas? Is often the question….You really must see it for yourself! It is well worth a visit.

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