Holger Kalberg
Monday, 11 January 2010
In Kalberg’s most recent work, fragments of imagery are assembled to create unstable tableaux, forms unplaced and dislodged from their original context. Using abstract vocabulary as well as representational segments, the artist constructs a complex world of symbols and signs which border on the edge of recognition, purposely offering the viewer a variety of interpretations.
Dynamic use of colour ranging from subtle pastels to intense hues as well as sharp, angled structures which seemingly float on soft backgrounds come together to create an unfixed and ambiguous aesthetic. Through his referential practice of constructing these indefinite spaces on canvas, Kalberg creates paintings that deal with space both within the works as well as the relationship between the work and the outside world.
Text sourced from Monte Clark.