Hermann-Josef Kuhna © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Kunstpalast – Foto: Henning Krause

one ego, 2005

ArtistHermann-Josef Kuhna, 1944–2018

Oil on canvas

(H x W)170 × 150 cm

Status

not on display

About the workIn his art, Düsseldorfer Hermann-Josef Kuhna focussed on the dot, which served as the basis for his systematic development of pictorial surfaces. In countless repetitions, he dabbed different coloured circular areas into a balanced whole. The resulting patterns, structures and transitions can create effects such as flickering or streaming. Kuhna is represented in Willi Kemp’s collection with over 40 works. Their long-standing exchange inspired Kemp to organise an exhibition at Gut Selikum in Neuss in 2008 and to publish a book about Kuhna’s work.

AccessionKemp Collection Foundation

Provenancen.d. Willi Kemp (Cologne 1927 - 2020 Düsseldorf) acquired from the artist; 2011 Kemp Collection Foundation in the Kunstpalast acquired by gift of Willi Kemp

Inventory number0.mkp.2011.Kemp320

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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