Axel Vervoodt - Jaromír Novotný and Raimund Girke
05/09/2025
Opening Saturday, September 13, 2025 @ Kanaal, Belgium (till November 15, 2025)
Axel Vervoordt Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by Jaromír Novotný, whose refined visual language explores the boundaries of perception through subtle interventions in material, light, and transparency. Jaromír Novotný is a restless searcher with a never-ending quest to explore the possibilities and limits of painting. Novotný's early works were inspired by architecture. They are introverted and rather dark. Since 2011, he has shown a particular interest in different shades of black. Then in 2014, he began limiting himself to the use of black and white. He began to paint on canvasses hung freely on the wall without stretchers. A short while later, he started his exploration of painting on synthetic organza, and since then his works have become much lighter... Read more
We are also delighted to announce the opening of an exhibition dedicated to Raimund Girke, presenting a focused selection of his refined works on paper that highlight his subtle exploration of light, rhythm, and materiality. Raimund Girke lived and worked in Cologne and Berlin until he passed away in 2002. He was an artist who was at the forefront of Analytical Painting. He participated in the 1977 edition of Documenta VI in Kassel, Germany, and is widely known for his investigations of the colour white.
Axel Vervoordt Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by Jaromír Novotný, whose refined visual language explores the boundaries of perception through subtle interventions in material, light, and transparency. Jaromír Novotný is a restless searcher with a never-ending quest to explore the possibilities and limits of painting. Novotný's early works were inspired by architecture. They are introverted and rather dark. Since 2011, he has shown a particular interest in different shades of black. Then in 2014, he began limiting himself to the use of black and white. He began to paint on canvasses hung freely on the wall without stretchers. A short while later, he started his exploration of painting on synthetic organza, and since then his works have become much lighter... Read more
We are also delighted to announce the opening of an exhibition dedicated to Raimund Girke, presenting a focused selection of his refined works on paper that highlight his subtle exploration of light, rhythm, and materiality. Raimund Girke lived and worked in Cologne and Berlin until he passed away in 2002. He was an artist who was at the forefront of Analytical Painting. He participated in the 1977 edition of Documenta VI in Kassel, Germany, and is widely known for his investigations of the colour white.
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