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<\/p>\nWillehad EILERS, Jan KATH<\/p>\n
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Willehad Eilers, There You Are, 2023, Chinese silk (hand knotted), 145 x 220 cm, 57 x 86 1_2 in, Unique, by Santosh Chhantyal<\/em><\/p>\n Two selected paintings by the German artist Willehad Eilers have been transformed into large-format tapestries by the carpet manufacturer JAN KATH DESIGN. Eiler’s painterly density is thus transcribed into a fabric intensity. The mood achieved by him is worked out in detail by Jan Kath in mostly Chinese silk. The radiance that silk possesses underlines the atmosphere of a hedonistic celebration of the 1920s.<\/p>\n These works are presented alongside large-format paintings by the artist, which clearly stand out from the carpet works. It is a return to Eilers\u2019 starting point – the line. They not only illustrate to the viewer the artistic path and scope of his oeuvre, but also embed the tapestries in an installation-like narrative that functions like side events to the carpet works.<\/p>\n Willehad Eilers, Dreh Dich nicht um, 2023, Chinese silk & tibetan wool (hand knotted) , 160 x 240 cm, 63 x 94 1_2 in, Unique, by Santosh Chhantyal<\/em><\/p>\n At first glance, Jan Kath’s new carpet works from his artistic Rug Bombs series show classic portraits framed by traditional decorations. The impression of an amulet is deliberately implied as a contrast to the motive. The people portrayed have all come to great wealth through arms trafficking, profiteers of horror in the classical sense. Kath thus continues his effort to find a narrative to classify current political events and to make the strands behind them visible. A theme that has long preoccupied him and which he hopes to convey through the narrative tradition of rugs.<\/p>\n Willehad Eilers (*1981, DE) lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2010 he graduated from the RijksAkademie in Amsterdam, NL.<\/span><\/p>\n Jan Kath (*1972, DE), lives and works between Kathmandu and Bochum.<\/span><\/p>\n * The exhibition takes place at JAN KATH K\u00d6LN, VENLOER STR. 16, 50672 COLOGNE. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Galerie Droste<\/p>\n Birkenstr. 104, 40233 D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n +49 151 18132994<\/p>\n WEB<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0INSTAGRAM<\/a> \u00a0YOUTUBE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[50,51],"class_list":["post-36616","insights","type-insights","status-publish","hentry","category-insight","category-stories"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.0","language":"en","enabled_languages":["ko","en"],"languages":{"ko":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights\/36616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/insights"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2023\/11\/13202227\/Willehad-Eilers-Dreh-Dich-nicht-um-2023-Chinese-silk-tibetan-wool-hand-knotted-160-x-240-cm-63-x-94-1_2-in-Unique-by-Santosh-Chhantyal-1024x752.jpg\")
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