Timo Grimm: Remaining Fragments

The works of Timo Grimm are illusions. On the first view, his paintings appear to be broken tiles from the 17th century, but on a closer look it turns out that what we see is oil on canvas. This material confusion is triggered by real cracks across the paintings. These cracks are the result of a complex construction of the frame, which was broken into pieces, individually put on a stretcher and then put together again. Through this complicated process in the use of the material, Grimm wants to show us the endless possibilities of the medium of painting. Especially in this time of globalization and digitalization. But his work also brings a new narration to the traditional images portrayed on the tiles. The images are transferred onto the canvas and function as ready-mades. The cracks create a duality in which the images are attacked but valued at the same time. A destruction with the aim to use the remaining fragments for a new composition that interprets these pieces in a different way.