Michael Berger
Sensorial Realities
October 2 - October 23, 2009
Reception:
Thursday October 8, 2009 6-8 PM
Press Release
Michael Berger’s work is a fusion of scientific and artistic expression. His canvases are unique - Berger formed the term Transformable ART for his technique of combining painting and sculpture to form reliefs which are not static but may change their appearance through manual interaction with the viewer. The compositions often feature spheres, themselves resembling planets, or rocks which by means of hidden magnets can be rearranged by the spectator to create a work constantly in flux and never the same. This reflects his background as a geologist and geochemist. Berger uses intense, positive colors that invite the viewer in. His broad, generous brushstrokes build up backgrounds with a smooth, almost dreamy quality that heightens the relief of the moveable objects, placing them in an unreal world from which they beckon.
Michael Berger holds a PhD in geochemistry and a graduate degree in geology. Born in Germany, he currently lives and works in Switzerland.
Artist Statement
Past field work in geology and geochemistry cultivated my appreciation for the vivid colors of stones, like red sandstone or dark blue vulcanite, and were crucial to my artistic development because they inspired my first investigations into color and mood. My geological background has flowed into my current work, with the intense colors I came across there finding new expression in the magnetic planetary bodies, stars and constellations which make up the universe I have created through my art. I developed the term 'Transformable ART' to describe my new technique, because a key feature of it is the combination of painting and sculpture to produce pieces of art which are not static, but may change their appearance by manual interaction. Thus the work exists in a constant state of creation, ever changing in its dimensions and arrangements, a reflection of the universe itself.
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