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18/10/2012

Rainer Fetting

Deschler Galerie, Berlin

In October 2012, the Galerie Deschler will open an exhibition showcasing a selection of photographs by the internationally renowned artist Rainer Fetting. The exhibition will coincide with the publication by Edition Braus of a large 500-page book presenting roughly 500 photographs taken by the Berlin painter and sculptor, affording the general public an unprecedented overview of his extensive photographic work, including countless images never before on view.

The photographs extend back into the late seventies and comprise a large range of different themes and subject matters, from cityscapes and street photography taken mainly in New York and Berlin (including images of the Berlin Wall), to portraits and nudes all the way to private snapshots. The images present a veritable treasure trove of documentary material on the era covered, capturing the specific atmosphere of the two metropolises and their art scenes, as well as providing insights into Fetting’s own development as an artist and the evolution of his subject matter in various media. Even though Fetting’s main interest has consistently been painting and sculpture, he almost always took a camera along on his excursions, for "photographs," in his words, "not only oftentimes replace the sketchbook, but taking pictures was a fundamental necessity for me, being able to capture places, landscapes and people with a quick press of the shutter release."

In their very own aesthetics of spontaneous immediacy, however, these photographs go far beyond their documentary aspect in conveying Fetting’s visual experience of the world within which he lived and moved and which is reflected in his art. They not only provide fascinating glimpses into the development of his paintings and sculptures, but are works of art in themselves.

Image: Salomé und Selbst im Hotelspiegel 1974

Opening: Fri 19 Oct 19:00

Galerie Deschler
Auguststr. 61 . 10117 Berlin
Tue-Fri 11-18, Sat 12-18

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