Higgs, 2018
MediumOil, glue, chalk on nettle
(H x W)200 × 300 cm
Status
on display, room Das fünfte Element. Werke aus der Sammlung Kemp About the workChaos and structure formed the starting point for this work by Cologne-based artist Georg Schmidt. The tense opposites unfold as a colourful “force field” in the picture. It is created by the contrast between free brushwork and controlled choice of pigments: blue-green and red-orange combine to create a strong visual vitality. The title relates this energy to the Higgs field in physics. According to the theory, this field invisibly permeates the universe and gives elementary particles their mass – similarly, the colours enhance the effect of this painting.
AccessionKemp Collection Foundation
ProvenanceAugust 2019 Willi Kemp (Köln 1927 - 2020 Düsseldorf) erworben vom Künstler; 2021 Stiftung Sammlung Kemp im Kunstpalast erworben durch Schenkung Willi Kemp
Inventory number0.mkp.2024.Kemp382