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ABC Berlin - Rafał Bujnowski


 

Raster cordially invites you to visit Art Berlin Contemporary.
At our booth H1 / 8b we will present a solo presentation by Rafał Bujnowski.

Art Berlin Contemporary
8th-11th September
Preview: Wednesday 7th September

Station-Berlin
Luckenwalder Strasse 4-6
10963 Berlin

 


Projekt wspierany przez Fundację Współpracy Polsko-Niemieckiej
Gefördert aus Mitteln der Stiftung für deutsch-polnische Zusammenarbeit

 

The monumental canvases from the "Unfinished Development" series seduce with the mimetic nature of the painterly layer: the thin turpentine-diluted paint soaks into the surface unrestrained, offering an ideal replica of the texture of a coarse concrete wall. The dark reflective gaping holes of windows are a witty quote from the artist's massive earlier series Lamp Black, where the physical properties of paint defined the spatial depth, narrative, and sense of a painting. At the same time, the modest range of means comes together to form an unquestionably realist whole. The cool architectural shots depict fragments of an unfinished condominium, calling upon not only the current aura of the crisis-struck construction industry, but also the genuinely Polish topos of the "unfinished house", a symbol of unbridled aspirations confronted with limited possibilities, passionate enthusiasm and everyday neglect, money and its lack.






Rafał Bujnowski, "Unfinished Development", 2010, exhibition view at Raster