Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Anonymous. 3 works by Armin Rohr




I can't get these pictures out of my head.
Especially the last one is mesmerizing. Is it peaceful? Mysterious? Haunting? Creepy? Brutal?
The mass in the first two paintings that makes up a threatening, or at least disquieting block, is here replaced by three distinct figures. The space is neither claustrophobic, as in the first one, nor agoraphobic, as could be claimed about the second (notice the ceiling moving up above the horizontal line that "closes" the picture). In the third picture, the space is abstract. It is the water we often feel is the closest to the sky. So what's the matter? Maybe it's the skyish space combined with the strokes, the juicy, dripping pinks that get feverish in the center? Maybe it's the unfaceness of these faces? The ghost should be ephemeral, translucid. Yet here, the ghosts are opaque. They are thick with body. And moving in.

All works are by Armin Rohr, found on his blog.


19 comments:

karen said...

Great blog wonderful art.

Face (rockface) a.k.a. Daniel Moore Allen said...

Very nice, romantic lines...

Armin said...

Thank you!

Greetings from Germany

Armin Rohr

Tian Chen said...

Love the style this artist puts into his paintings. It seems as if he wants to give identity to them, but also makes it mysterious and unnoticeable to us viewers.

AmandaPants said...

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Armin said...

Oh – you wrote Rorh – but the right form is „Rohr” …

;-)

vvoi said...

Armin, sorry! I corrected the spelling now.

Thank you people for all the comments and e-mails!

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Anonymous said...

Very interesting work. Figurative and almost minimalist. Also it is a nice juxtaposition of flatness and depth.

Kelly said...

Very interesting work. Figurative and almost minimalist. Also it is a nice juxtaposition of flatness and depth.

Mish said...

The third one (pink), in particular, really spoke to me. It was really eerie and mysterious but beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

Álvaro Sendra González said...

I'm pretty impressed of this Armin Rohr, I like his art.

Unknown said...

I would love to see these pieces in person. Are they on show anywhere in the UK? Preferably London... If not oh well, I shall have to be content with the photo..

The last one is particularly beautiful and haunting.

Best

Adelaide Damoah

Justin Kim said...

I'm really glad I stumbled upon your blog. Great post! And I totally know what you mean about the 3rd piece. It is haunting yet calming, great!

jonnyspace said...

I like these images.

CANALARTES Materiales, experiencias, talleres y recursos educativos. said...

Hi! Hola
Estupendas imágenes, un blog con mucho arte. Tank you por existir

marena321 said...

Wow, What a nice Picture that is! I have enjoyed this Art whenever I was in German. I am a big fan of Armain Rohr
Thanks for your nice collection

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