Harm Gerdes

Introduction

“PERSONALLY, I STRUGGLE TO DESCRIBE MY OWN STYLE IN A FEW SENTENCES BECAUSE THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I’M WORKING AGAINST. (...) I DON’T HAVE RULES THAT I FOLLOW. I HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT THE QUALITY I WANT MY WORKS TO HAVE BUT AT THE SAME TIME RENEGOTIATE WITH EVERY NEW WORK.”

– HARM GERDES IN CONVERSATION W/ METAL MAGAZINE, 2022

Harm Gerdes’ (b. 1994 in Darmstadt, Germany) paintings are abstract studies of color, composition and materiality. Viewed from a distance or digitally, they appear almost like exports from the latest, super high bit video games. Upon closer view, we see both the artist’s hand as well as the unpredictable spontaneity of the materials he employs. In his work, the contemporary hyper-real digital realm we all inhabit becomes real, tangible and tactile.

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