Andreas Rüthi - Still life paintings Ausstellung vom 11. Januar bis 1. März 2008 Andreas Rüthi: Kippenberger jug, 2006 Oil on board, 36 x 50 cm Andreas Rüthi: Freud jug, 2006 Oil on board, 36 x 50 cm Andreas Rüthi: Bonnard scent bottle, 2006 Oil on board, 36 x 50 cm Andreas Rüthi: Van Gogh jug, 2006 Oil on board, 36 x 50 cm Andreas Rüthi: La Tour silver scuttle, 2006 Oil on board, 36 x 50 cm Andreas Rüthi: A Match for Magritte, 2006 Oil on board, 36 x 50 cm Andreas Rüthi: Cranach jar, 2007 Oil on board, 36 x 50 cm Andreas Rüthi: Sherman Thunderbird, 2006 Oil on board, 36 x 50 cm Andreas Rüthi (*1956) lebt und arbeitet seit 1989 in England. Auf seinen in Öl auf Holz gemalten Stilleben bringt er jeweils eine Kunstpostkarte mit einem Alltagsgegenstand zusammen. In der 2006/2007 entstandenen Werkgruppe schenkt der Künstler dem Bildraum seine besondere Aufmerksamkeit. "My new paintings bring together the still-life genre of 17th century Dutch painting with the rigorous methodology of Conceptual artists such as On Kawara, and his systematic approach of documenting time. The source material are postcards of photographic reproductions of paintings or photographs such as Cranach, La Tour, Freud, Sherman and domestic objects like scent bottles, jugs, jars and toy cars. Their references and associations show a wry humour, a dialogue with art history as with the nature of reproduction and repetition. The paintings are made from observation. The slow, detailed transformation into a painting places great emphasis on the process of the work." Born 1956 in Zurich, lives and works in London since 1989 1987-90 Rietveld Academy Amsterdam, The Netherlands Since 2005 Senior Lecturer Fine Art, University of Wales, Newport 2008 Solo Show - Galerie Brigitte Weiss, Zurich Solo Show - Galerie Hammelehle & Ahrens, Cologne 2007 PREVIEW VIII, Galerie Brigitte Weiss, Zurich "One Love, The Football Art Prize", The Lowry, Salford Wales Portrait Award, Touring Group Show 2006 John Moores 24, John Moores Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Solo Show - "Still life", BayArt, Cardiff, Wales "The Wonderful Fund: Art for the New Millennium 2000 - 2005", Pallant House Gallery, Chichester Collections: Kanton Zürich Stadt Zürich Credit Suisse Group, Zurich UBS, Zurich Wunderful Fund Collection Deutsche Bank WestLB, Germany Ernest & Young, London Towers Place, London Arts Council of England Home