Gregory Forstner 'The Party' (Berlin)    Jun 26 - Aug 11, 2007

Zur Eröffnung der Ausstellung Gregory Forstner "The Party" am 23. Juni um 19 Uhr laden wir Sie herzlich in die Galerie Zink Berlin, Schlesische Str. 27, GSG- Hof, Haus 2/3, 2. OG, in Berlin Kreuzberg ein!

Gregory Forstner (*1975 in Duala/Kamerun) legt in seinen virtuos gemalten Bildern Züge der menschlichen Natur offen, die jeder von uns so gerne verborgen wissen möchte. So feiern beispielsweise in seinen großformatigen "Dog-Paintings", inspiriert von Illustrationen von Coolidje und Sarnoff, Hunde an Billardtischen grausame, barbarische Parties. Sensationsgier, Lust an Grausamkeiten, Voyeurismus und Eitelkeit spiegeln sich in den Gesichtern der Akteure mit durchaus menschlichem Minenspiel wider. Dabei paart Forstner gekonnt in der persiflierenden Überzeichnung Kritik mit Komik.

Der Künstler ist anwesend.
Ausstellung: 26. Juni - 11. August 2007

Michael Zink

gregory forstner
the party
saturday, june 23, 2007, 7 p.m.

We would be very happy to welcome you for the opening of the exhibition Gregory Forstner "The Party" at Galerie Zink Berlin, Schlesische Str. 27, gsg courtyard, house 2/3, 2nd floor, on June 23, 2007 at 7 p.m.

With his virtuosity Gregory Forstner´s (*1975 in Duala/Kamerun) works show characters who under cover of humor exhibit a full range of desires, often very close to our own hidden intimacy. In his "Dog Paintings", triptychs inspired by the illustrations from Coolidge and Sarnoff, dogs are celebrating babarous and sanguinary parties mistreating their fellows or alternatively sticking their tongues out while watching the fights taking place on the green table. Carving for sensations, taking delight in truculence, voyeurism and vanity are reflected on the dog´s faces whose features are very close to human beings. Gregory Forstner´s pieces do not only expose the dark side of his protagonists, they also hold a burlesque and critical content.

The artist is present.
Exhibition: June 26 to August 11, 2007