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What pictures should not be: too despondent, too dull, too pastel, too lovely, too full, too empty, too stiff.
Petra Olschowski
What pictures should be: Montente of risk. Truthful, exciting, fresh, not speculative. Says Katrin Laade.
Artworks (Selection)
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Katrin Laade Glade 1 (Lichtung 1)
2021
180 x 150cm
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Katrin Laade Streaming I
70 x 65 cm
Acryl Spray color / Nettle
2021
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Katrin Laade Big yellow (Großes Gelb)
200 x 220 cm
2017
NEO-EXPRESSIVE INFORMAL PAINTING
Katrin Laade, born 1964 in Stuttgart;
lives and works in Düsseldorf
Art academy Düsseldorf, master student
of Jan Dibbets;
lectureship Folkwang-Hochschule (former); lectureship University Duisburg-Essen
Exhibition venues: Galleria Huuto, Helsinki, Finland;
Contemporary Art Space Osaka, Japan; Projektraum Sammlung Philara,
Düsseldorf, Germany; Neutral Space Gallery, Brighton, Great Britain
Award: De Ateliers, postgraduate studies, Haarlem, Netherlands
Art studio visit
Take the opportunity to ask Katrin Laade about her work in a personal conversation at the place of art production and to look at new works.
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