Steffen Kern
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Balcony, 2020
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Boxing ring, 2020
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Chair, 2020
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Children Illiterate Savages Animals, 2020
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Distortion, 2020
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Distortion II, 2020
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Door, 2020
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Eye, 2020
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File Cabinet, 2020
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Forest, 2020
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Fridge, 2020
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Gas station, 2020
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Hallway, 2020
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House, 2020
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Interior, 2020
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Lawnmower, 2020
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Lightning, 2020
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Meeting, 2020
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O.T. (Bucket), 2020
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O.T. (House), 2020
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Porch and two windows, 2020
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Porch and windows, 2020
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Pumpjack, 2020
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Rocket, 2020
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Scope, 2020
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Woman, 2020
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O.T. (À la baisse), 2019
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O.T. (Bathroom), 2019
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O.T. (Facade), 2019
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O.T. (Garage), 2019
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O.T. (Shoe), 2019
The body of Kerns work consists of drawings whose subjects are constructed without using photographic or real-life references.
He reworks different sketches as often as he can until proportions, light and perspective seem to be correct.
Kern applies various photographic aesthetics to these sketches, for instance, he adopts blooming, depth of field, shadows caused by flashlight or different kinds of distortion.
In order to apply the concept to the presentation as well, his works are presented according to common approaches in photography.
Kerns drawings are no copies of photographs or film stills - instead he searches for images in his mind, that appear to be part of our collective pictorial memory and that are thereby recognizable for the beholder. They are images of images.
The mental image-pool from which he draws, includes pop culture, film, photography and the everyday.
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Art Rotterdam
4 - 7 Feb 2021The 22nd edition of Art Rotterdam will take place from February 4th-7th, 2021. Located in the iconic Van Nelle-factory, the art fair will once again form a dynamic meeting point...Read more -
UNTITLED, ART online
2 - 6 Dec 2020For invitiations to the online edition of UNTITLED, ART Miami Beach 2020, please contact us. We are happy to send you your virtual ticket to our exhibition. UNTITLED, ART is...Read more -
Steffen Kern
Drawings from the mental archive 27 Nov - 19 Dec 2020The body of Kerns work consists of drawings whose subjects are constructed without using photographic or real-life references. He reworks different sketches as often as he can until proportions, light...Read more -
BIG Art
1 - 4 Oct 2020