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Jutta Haeckel
Double Nature, 19 October - 22 November 2019
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2 antique Japanese stone lanterns in front of 6 small abstract paintings

Düsseldorf-based Jutta Haeckel may be the most original painter of her generation. Her recent paintings on jute—the strong, coarse, natural fiber that burlap is made of—utilize a series of unorthodox techniques to undermine the physical and conceptual precepts of painting.

 

For several years, Haeckel has been developing a technique that inverts traditional processes of depiction. Rather than painting a form, she paints the negative space around the form, confounding one's perception of foreground and background as well as the meaning of "subject." In her newest work, in addition to her already eccentric process, she applies pigments to the "backside" of the painting, then pushes paint through small gaps in the fabric-extruding it onto the "front" — further subverting the two-dimensional space of traditional painting.

 

Technically dichotomous-painted from both sides; seemingly gestural, yet quite controlled; at the same time abstract and representational; micro and macro-Haeckel's paintings are studies in ambiguity. Their Double Nature, she believes, is a reflection of the technological, scientific, social and cultural fluidity of our time.

 

Jutta Haeckel was born in Hannover, Germany in 1972. She studied at Hochschule für Künste, Bremen, under the tutelage of Karin Kneffel and at Goldsmiths College in London. She has exhibited widely in Germany, including recent exhibitions at the Kunstverein Leverkusen, the Kunsthalle in Recklinghausen and at Schloss Detmold. This is her sixth solo exhibition at Hosfelt Gallery. A recent catalogue can be purchased by contacting the gallery.

 

As a counterpoint to Haeckel's paintings, Hosfelt Gallery will exhibit a group of antique stone objects from the temple gardens of Kyoto. While Haeckel's paintings can be said to be about flux, the basins, pagodas, lanterns and foundation stones—some dating as early as the Kamakura Period (1185 - 1300)—exude serenity and solidity. These stone objects are shown in association with Mitsui Fine Arts (mitsuifinearts.com).

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Works
  • Negative space of exposed burlap canvas peaks through multicolored dots creating chaotic shapes and lines throughout canvas.
    Jutta Haeckel
    Force of Nature I, 2019
    acrylic and acrylic paste on jute
    59 1/8 x 47 1/4 inches/150 x 120 cm
  • Against exposed burlap background, small dots create brushstroke-like whirls across the canvas, converging in the dots of a computer chip shape near the top right corner of the canvas.
    Jutta Haeckel
    Force of Nature III, 2019
    acrylic and acrylic paste on jute
    59 1/8 x 47 1/4 in
    150.2 x 120 cm
  • Tan and black stripes create a fingerprint-like pattern across canvas. Layered on top are shards of light pastel paint outlined in white.
    Jutta Haeckel
    Ghost Rider, 2017
    acrylic and watercolor on jute
    59 1/8 x 47 1/4 in
    150 x 120 cm
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  • On top of pastel background, dark red and tan paint seeps onto canvas from sides and top. Dark turquoise shapes are also layered on top of pastel background.
    Jutta Haeckel
    Glacier, 2018
    acrylic and acrylic paste on jute
    92 1/2 x 70 7/8 inches/235 x 180 cm
  • Orange and olive green shapes outlined in white criss-cross canvas in a mostly horizontal fashion against a light tan background with splashes of red and blue.
    Jutta Haeckel
    Torn, 2018
    acrylic and acrylic paste on jute
    39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches/100 x 80 cm
  • Dark lines emanating from an explosive shape in the bottom right corner of the canvas criss-cross the canvas above a glowing purple and yellow grid in the background. Shards of paint outlined in white float over dark lines and glowing grid.
    Jutta Haeckel
    Fragments, 2018
    acrylic and acrylic paste on jute
    39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches/100 x 80 cm
  • Background is pastel blue and pink beneath a brown camouflage-like pattern on top.
    Jutta Haeckel
    Drift, 2017
    acrylic and oil on jute
    59 1/8 x 78 3/4 in
    150.2 x 200 cm
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  • Small weathered Japanese stone sculpture.
    Anonymous
    Gorinto, Kamakura Period, 1185-1300 and Edo Period, 1603-1868
    stone
    32 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches
    81.9 x 31.8 x 31.8 cm
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  • Tall stone lantern with stylized details.
    Anonymous
    Nishinoya-style Lantern, Edo Period, 1603-1868
    Shirakawa stone
    62 1/2 x 21 x 20 3/4 inches
    158.8 x 53.3 x 52.7 cm
  • Rounded stoned basin with dark weathering towards the top of the bowl that holds water.
    Anonymous
    Tsukubai (water basin), Kamakura Period, 1185-1300
    Shirakawa stone, carved from a suirin (the sphere portion) of an earlier gorinto
    12 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches
    31.8 x 36.2 x 36.2 cm
  • Weathered stone lantern with square base and feet, square body with hole in the center, and domed topper.
    Anonymous
    Lantern, Muromachi Period 1336-1573 and Mid Edo Period 1603-1868
    Kurama stone
    17 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches
    45.1 x 31.1 x 31.1 cm
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  • Japanese stone sculpture with two cubes as base and pointed/angular top.
    Anonymous
    Hokyointo, 1522, dated 2nd year of Daiei Era (1521-1528)
    Shuzan-Kitayama stone
    38 x 18 x 17 1/2 inches
    96.5 x 45.7 x 44.5 cm
  • Weathered stone sculpture with open hole in center and sloped edge topper.
    Anonymous
    Yose-Oki Lantern, Edo Period, 1603-1868
    stone
    16 x 22 x 15 inches
    40.6 x 55.9 x 38.1 cm
Press
  • Double Nature, 2019, installation view

    MY CURRENT SHOW IS A BIT ECCENTRIC…

    Todd Hosfelt, A Gallerists Musings, November 7, 2019
  • Double Nature, 2019, installation view

    Jutta Haeckel @ Hosfelt

    Mark Van Proyen, Squarecylinder, November 5, 2019

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