Gert & Uwe Tobias at the Kunstforum: Colorful Finissage with Music and Short Tours
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A colorful farewell: Gert & Uwe Tobias at the Kunstforum East German Gallery
On Saturday, September 26, 2026, the exhibition Gert & Uwe Tobias. Lovis-Corinth-Prize 2026 bids farewell with an atmospheric finissage featuring music, short tours, and refreshments. From 5 to 8 PM, the Kunstforum East German Gallery opens its doors once more to a fantastical world of images between abstraction, representation, and puzzling humor.
An exhibition between color woodcut and fantasy
Gert & Uwe Tobias combine color-intensive painting, collage, drawing, ceramics, and installation into a distinctive art form. At the center are spectacular color woodcuts for which the artist duo has innovatively developed the centuries-old technique. Large printed shapes merge like visual building blocks into figures, plants, animals, and ornamental signs.
Puzzling creatures and strong spatial impact
The exhibition atmosphere begins already in the museum foyer: Three red zigzag circles glow against a blue cloudy sky as wall paintings created especially for Regensburg seem to grow out of the corners of the room. Upon closer inspection, black ornaments transform into grotesque faces, animals, or plant parts. The aesthetic experience thrives on the interplay between recognition and estrangement.
140 works as an art historical panorama
About 140 selected works showcase the versatility of the artists. Geometric shapes, relief collages, and woodcuts stand alongside typewriter drawings, ceramic objects, and image compositions with floral or figurative motifs. The examination of the works continually leads to the boundary between abstraction and representation. Collage appears not only as a technique but as a fundamental principle of artistic perception.
Jazzymotion accompanies the finissage
Music from Jazzymotion complements the carefree and versatile art of Gert & Uwe Tobias. The quartet moves from classic jazz standards to free improvisation, reflecting the open genre mix of the exhibition. Refreshments are available at the beverage bar while free short tours explore central works and artistic techniques.
Cultural education and joint discovery
The finissage marks the conclusion of an exhibition that understands art mediation as a sensual and active experience. Already in the afternoon, the workshop Color Printed and Art Collages invites people aged six and above to experiment with printing and collage. This makes it understandable how a unique world of images emerges from forms, fragments, and coincidences.
Conclusion: An art experience for the last exhibition weekend
The finissage offers art enthusiasts a final opportunity to experience the colorful canvases, collages, drawings, and objects of Gert & Uwe Tobias in person. Short tours, jazz, and the special spatial effect of the designed foyer combine art historical context with immediate aesthetic experience. Those who have not yet visited the exhibition should take this evening for an inspiring tour through the fantastic world of images of the artist duo.
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