PATINA PAINTINGS
Patina Paintings ( Gebrauchsbilder ) are standard , mass-produced canvases in various formats that the artist gives to collectors and institutions for their own use over a limited period of time . “ From the moment of its acquisition it is left to them whether they install such a work in their sports car or leave it in their basement or carry it about as a constant travel accessory ( like a toiletries bag ). In any case the canvas will be covered with some kind of a coat of dust , dirt , mould , notes or whatever else crosses the path of the wok and its owner . These works are also self-portraits of their owners , at least they show traces of a use that could only take place with this individual and his or her specific way of life . In the context of an exhibition they seem as auratic as any other painting ; this can represent an affront to actual painters .”*
* Harald Welzer . “ Everything is Always Already There . On the Work of Karin Sander ”, in : Karin Sander : Ausstelungskatalog / Exhibition Catalogue . Marius Babias ( Ed .), Berlin : Neuer Berliner Kunstverein , 2012 , p . 387 .
Photos : © Andrea Rossetti
© Studio Karin Sander
Cover : Detail : Karin Sander , Patina Painting 187 l , Haus am Waldsee Garden , 2018 , stretched canvas in standard size , white universal primer , 300 x 500 cm ( KS 525 )
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