Ab van Hanegem: Recent Paintings

Galerie Gilla Lörcher is very pleased to present the 3rd solo show by Dutch artist Ab van Hanegem. The exhibition provides an overview of the painters new work. 

Art historian Constanze Musterer about Ab`s work: „Over-dimensional brush marks stretch across the canvas, tubes of colour appear to explode, and organic forms in black and white remind one of photocopied blueprints of architectural elements. Suddenly, a tangible and confusing colour field strengthens the general impression of three-dimensionality within Galerie Gilla Lörcher is very pleased to present the solo show by Dutch artist Ab van Hanegem. The exhibition provides an overview of the painters new work. 

„In my more recent work, the spaciousness is no longer clearly orientated towards the perspective. The dimensions in my work are difficult to identify precisely. I focus on spaciousness inspired by phenomena from the topology, a branch of mathematics. The most recent works are mainly expressionist, material plays a greater role in the creation, yet it is often constructed as architecture. For me these ‘impossible’ structures represent special areas, ‘thinking spaces’ you might say. Areas where you can wander infinitely, not only with your eyes but also mentally.“ - Ab van Hanegem