Christian D. Stefanovici, Inszenierung mit T. und S

The pluralism of styles and the interplay between imperfection and perfectionism, between motifs from modern everyday life and historical techniques, between serenity and spirituality –all of this can be grouped together under the search for truthfulness in art. One of the most recent paintings, the large-format Inszenierung mit T. und S. (2020) shows the word “Prediger” (Ecclesiastes) on the right-hand side of the table, thus serving as the inspiration for the exhibition title. The word refers to verses from the Old Testament: “So I decided to find out about wisdom and knowledge and also about foolish thinking, but this turned out to be like chasing the wind.” (Ecclesiastes 1:17) In the same way, the paintings can be said to be merely snapshots of an endless search – chasing the wind. (Elke Kania)