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Charybdis
Charybdis
Gerhard Hoehme, Charybdis, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn; Foto: Kunstpalast - Henning Krause

Charybdis, 1957

ArtistGerhard Hoehme, Greppin 1920–1989 Neuss
MediumOil, casting resin, filler, cord on wood
(H x W)293 × 120 cm
Status
on display, room Das fünfte Element. Werke aus der Sammlung Kemp
About the workGerhard Hoehme compared the characteristics of water – its movement, permeability and mutability – with those of paint. Similarly to a force of nature, colour became the central element in his art. In his shaped canvases, Hoehme picked up on the parallels between the artistic means of expression and the natural world. He also drew inspiration from the ancient tale of King Odysseus's wanderings. In a strait, he and his companions had to face two powerful monsters: Scylla, a terrifying beast that lived on a rock and, opposite her, Charybdis, the all-devouring whirlpool. Together, the creatures represent a threatening predicament: those who escape one disaster inevitably fall into the other.
AccessionAcquisition 1982
Provenance[...]; 1982 angekauft von der Galerie Elke und Werner Zimmer, Düsseldorf
Inventory number0.1982.27
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