Between Structure And Disorder

From the exhibition Between Structure And Disorder currently at Kristin Hjellegjerde ...

Richard Schur:

Matt Mignanelli:

Russell Tyler:

Schur's Structure and Disorder

After being sick for two days came one of the highlights of my visit to Berlin.  It has been years since I last saw Richard Schur's wonderful paintings.  Now as part of the exhibition Between Structure And Disorder currently at Kristin Hjellegjerde, his latest Spatial Objects series no doubt offered me instant healing:

Schur grids

Richard Schur's grid paintings are almost like architectural drawings - crisp and precise.

Images from Richard Schur, Verlag Hubert Kretschmer, München 2008

Schur's architectural aesthetics

Richard Schur has quickly become one of my favourite contemporary artists after I have seen his works the first time at Muenchen's ARS Agenda in 2009.  Thanks to C, I even got a chance to meet with the artist.  I was totally carried away by the architectural aesthetic of his paintings - juxtaposition of Miesian grids with vivid and neutral colour fields.

Images from Richard Schur, Verlag Hubert Kretschmer, München 2008

It is sad to see the closure of the ARS Agenda showroom in 2010.  I hope it will reopen soon in future.