Was sehen wir hier?

In the organizer's words:

What do we see here? This question cannot always be answered clearly. Color, form, surface, structure and emptiness. Abstract art in particular can express itself in many different ways.

Whether drawings, paintings, fabric, wood or pen on paper. In 96 works, the 15 artists at Kunsthaus Kannen use different materials to create a wide variety of abstract creations.

In Alfred Olschewski 's paintings, the colors seem to interact with each other in their always special combinations. Bright, garish colors jump to the fore, while dark tones recede into the background. They contrast, harmonize and disharmonize with each other and always appear different depending on which color is directly next to them. Josef König's bustling paintings have a much wilder effect. His irregular circular formations, filled with clusters of lines, are reminiscent of rain on a sheet of water, dense foliage or a bed of roses. In contrast, Linda Reimer 's colorful drawings look like the colorful pixels of screens in close-up from further away. Reimer brings these tiny, colorful squares very close in her pictures. If you look longer into this colourful sea of small areas of colour, you may even recognize a completely new form.

The development of individual artists' work towards the abstract will be one of the focal points of the upcoming exhibitions. The earlier figurative works of individual artists will provide a contrast to their abstract paintings and give an insight into their individual development process.

The exhibition "What do we see here?" may not be able to give you an exact answer to this question, but it will encourage you to take a closer look at your own perception and question your own perception.

Artists: Karl Bergenthal, Robert Burda, Herbert Heithausen, Mathias Klepgen, Wilke Klees, Josef König, Alfred Olschewski, Hans Werner Padberg, Bernhard Pfitzner, Linda Reimer, Franziska Röckmann, Ulrich Röckmann, Helmut Schrameyer, Matthias Stöppeler, Heinz Thomas

Active in the exhibition

Visitors to the exhibition can also ask themselves the question: what am I actually seeing here?
On a wall in the exhibition hall, visitors can exchange ideas with others on a large surface. The picture up for discussion is an abstract composition by the artist Karl Bergenthal, whose works can also be seen in the exhibition. The interactive wall is located on the back wall of Alfred Olschewski's paintings by the pill blister window. You are cordially invited to join in.

Photo wall Ralf Emmerich

Photographs of the faces of the exhibited artists by Ralf Emmerich will be on display in the foyer for the duration of the exhibition. The portrait photographer from Münster has been capturing life on the Alexian campus with his camera since 1991. He has been working as a freelance photographer since 1986. The subject of his work is above all people, whether as portraits or in scenes from life. Ralf Emmerich has documented people on campus both at parties and at work. The artists in the Kunsthaus studios are also frequently featured in Emmerich's pictures.