The title Freche Kopie! (Naughty Copy!) consists of an open series of small format (ca. 25 x 35 cm) and numbered digital works on canvas, that combine sections of images from different sources into a homogeneous unit.
The images derive on one hand from classical, particular Baroque era paintings with their typical dramatic lighting, on the other hand from photography and advertisement published in print media. The selection criterion of the „pictoral“, i. e. the dramatic light, also applies to the photographic image parts.
In digital processes, the different image parts are combined into a consistant space and surface structure. In a next step a digital brush stroke is added to the resulting image.
After printing on canvas, the digital image is mounted on stretcher bars and finished with a transparent paste that falsely suggests the structural surface of an oil painting.
The title Freche Kopie! (Naughty Copy!) marks the deliberate reproduction, deception and duping of the spectator, already the exclamation mark illustrates the unveiling of the „deed“. The forgery is so obvious that everybody can recognize it and so, even for a short time and in a setup – can still enjoy the elementary sensation of competent perception. He can disqualify the obvious – which not often happens in the daily flood of images.
The conceptual series Freche Kopie! (Naughty Copy!) addresses the standardization of information and manipulative communication of the public image. The focus is on reflecting the authenticity of perception. The individual motif of each image is of lesser importance. This is also commented by the schematic numbering of each piece.
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FrecheKopie 11
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