ART Habens
Gerd G . M . Brockmann
immortal youth in which I found myself up to my twenties I have recognized this instability of society and was helpless at that time and I could do nothing about it . With the maturity of years and the courage to address people if they would work with me on something together I brought this process in motion . It was possible to actively involve art into sociopolitical criticism . The interactive and participatory has long been a part of the art market ... but this “ Here ´ s Still Light ” concept is now to be filled with sociocritical content and to find a platform for this artistic social process was the challenge for me . I was very happy to found my team after a two years research and set it up at the Nexus Gallery in Denmark to give this work the worthy setting . Who will assume responsibility for new and innovative ideas in the world of social exclusion ... unless we artists ? How can an artist change something in the modern unstable society ? I guess , with new and surprising ideas and the hope to change something , and if it happens only in small … it ' s a start ! through artistic processes , while of course always hints at a view of the inner nature of man . These works of the concept are full of unease and create an unforgettable experience which draws us into an investigation of identity in relation to the use of the body as an artistic object ; placed , decorated and load with different hidden meanings in all those different types of work . So ..” encrypted ”… find out by yourself !
The connection between the inside and outside is certainly a major role of the artist today . The expansion of art to the private room is probably one of the most distinctive features of the artistic practice of the past century . It ´ s normal that nowadays the everyday things been lifted in the exhibition context and normal places became artistic scenes . As an artist , I do it as my own . Make the place , an object or a person to something separate to create a work of art . This transformation is primarily a new meaning . The interpretation of " Here ' s Still Light ” works can be a speculation , acquired ambiguity and leaves room for interpretation of the viewer . For me it is crucial that the world can develop differently
The collaboration with different artists , craftsmen and creative people are very important to me , and as in this case with a fashion designer are very present in my work , because they give them a different depth . The exchange of ideas and technical skills brings me again and again to new possibilities of artistic accomplishment . In works such as “ Seven Conspiracies ”, “ Here ' s Still Light ” or “ The Suppleness Puck ' s ” works without cooperation and the synthesis , you talked about , would not at all have been possible .
There is a very special synthesis between me and my partner and very talented Fashion Designer Nejla Yilmaztürk . The YILMAZTÜRK & BROCKMANN Concept was born in January 2012 . After the work for a Gallery in Istanbul , we decided to work as an artist couple between the border of Fashion Design and Fine Art Concepts . The first works were born after a meeting at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University / Istanbul where we both studied at the Fashion Design Department . After the first work experiences we start to work in different projects and countries to research with new materials in the fine art and design business to create contemporary textile
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