18 mayo 2008 – 17 agosto 2008

Ancient Sites II

Watercolours and gouaches by Gerhard Ausborn

The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg is putting on a second special exhibition with works by the painter and artist Gerhard Ausborn devoted to ancient sites on the occasion of his 75th birthday. The exhibition, entitled Ancient Sites II, will be on show in the Ancient World Gallery and comprises 50 selected works by Gerhard Ausborn which were painted between 1980 and 2007.
The ruins of cities and holy places from the Ancient World in Egypt, Greece, Turkey and the Middle East lie here open to the eye of the beholder in a setting provided by breathtaking landscapes. And the painter magically succeeds in capturing the special atmosphere of these ruined sites with gentle hints, sometimes with the vivid use of colour, so that the observer seems to sense the spirit of an age long gone and feels himself transported to these sublime landscapes.
Gerhard Ausborn’s pictures are inspired by the impressions made on him during his numerous trips to the countries surrounding the Mediterranean. The pictures were never painted at the site itself, however, but afterwards in his studio in Hamburg. They are not intended to be an exact replica of reality, but the scene as recollected is reduced and focussed on the essential elements and enriched by the artist’s personal ideas, feelings and experiences.

dirección

Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe
Steintorplatz
20099 Hamburg
fon +49 40 42 81 34 27 32
http://www.mkg-hamburg.de

horarios

Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., closed on Monday.

en el período de 10 dias
comienzo de exposiciones
finalizacion de exposiciones