| "Exotic Botanical Prints" by Birgitta Volz |
| "Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia", Bamberg, Germany from 29.5. - 7.7.2013 Einladungskarte |
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| Installation with large Flower Print Banners, size: 150 x 61 cm and 121 x 50 cm, oil colour on fire resistant material |
| Birgitta's botanical prints seem to be very natural, but they
are far from being simple copies of nature. Unpretentious at first glance, her prints reveal themselves as carefully arranged, fantastical compositions. Her work with flowers is so far the most challenging technical task for this experienced print maker because their delicate structures often fall apart at the first touch of the printing ink. Then they have to be recomposed as a complex collage, petal by petal and leaf by leaf. Playing with different shades of grey, she skillfully combines them to create depth and space, constructing a giant puzzle and an inventive patience game. |
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| view left side: Flower Print Banners, size: 150 x 61 cm and 121 x 50 cm |
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| central wall: Flower Print Banners, size: 150 x 61 cm and 121 x 50 cm |
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| view right side: Flower Print Banners, size: 150 x 61 cm and 121 x 50 cm |
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| 4 small blue plant prints, size: 30 x 21 cm (frame 50 x 40 cm) and Nelumbo nucifera 7-2011, size 70 x 50 cm |
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| Large blue plant prints: Direct print from plants with oil colour on Japanese paper Pteridium aquilinum 3-2010, 84 x 119 cm, Delonix regia 10-2012, 70 x 100 cm, Cymbopogon flexuosus 7-2013, 100 x 70 cm, Heliconia rostrata 11-2011, 100 x 70 cm, Carica papaya 21-2003, 90 x 90 cm, Jasminum cuspidatum 5-2012, 50 x 40 cm, Stapelia nobilis 21-2011, 50 x 40 cm, Dendrobium langblütig 8-2010, 100 x 70 cm |
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| Installation of 12 small flower banners: Direct print from plants with oil colour on special material, size: 70 x 21 cm |
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| Large flower prints: Direct print from plants with oil colour on Chinese paper |
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| Large flower prints: Direct print from plants with oil colour on Chinese paper Paeonia officinalis 6-2009, size 90 x 40 cm and Orchidaceae 5-2009, size 97 x 40 cm |
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| Large flower prints: Direct print from plants with oil colour on Chinese paper Iris bulleyana 3-2010, 98 x 98 cm, Papaver somniferum 2-2010, 98 x 98 cm, Rosa „Gloria Dei“ 1-2011, 100 x 70 cm, Lilium speciosum 5-2011, 100 x 70 cm |
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| Solweig, Birgitta and Gabi at the opening |
