WE ARE ILLUSTRATORS doing Art

El Bocho describes this as follows:
‘Can you name 3 painters or writers? What about illustrators? Most people will find this difficult. Illustrators are often invisible, even if they are very present. They can characterise books or music videos and make them successful and still be overshadowed by the writer or the band. Today they mostly work digitally, whereas in the past they used to work with pen and ink, often at a desk in a dark room. Illustrators are service providers and are usually given their content. Even 1000 years ago, illustrators worked in monasteries to make the Holy Scriptures appear even more powerful. But what happens outside the drawing table and what happens when there is no client? The mix shown here provides a glimpse into the free style and perspectives of the often ‘overlooked’ and poses the question: Are artists also illustrators and vice versa?’


All the artists/illustrators live in Berlin and meet once a month at the Illustrators' Round Table.

As commissioned artists, they respond to the desired subject matter in a highly professional manner; as independent artists, they develop a completely new imagination. The motifs are taken from the cityscape and represent what fascinates people about Berlin. The unobstructed view initially appears normal to us. Yet it is precisely this view that is so special. We know it from Ingres, whose commissioned works are much less in demand today than his free works, which move us particularly because of their historical reference and have the power to transport us into historical worlds as if we were there.

Just as Adolf Menzel devoted many of his drawings to the daily life of his time and just as Max Liebermann could not get enough of the everyday, this exhibition brings together works that were professionally observed and executed for the joy of painterly expression. It gives the intimate, painterly, sometimes sketchy works a down-to-earth quality that may say a lot about our lives today in a hundred years' time, because they were created free of any intention. One often has the impression that the motif has been captured because it is made for tangible surprises.

We are looking forward to a diverse exhibition that has a lot to do with the image of the city. The artists will be present.

EL BOCHO - KATHRIN MERLE - RACHEL HAASE - CHRISTIAN BADEL - KRIKI - FIASKO    
     
                                                                                                 
Vernissage: Friday, 28th of Febuary 6 to 9 p.m.
We are also looking forward to repeating the viewing experience on 27 March and invite you to join us for a burlesque live drawing with Rana Hava or to get involved in the painting yourself.