Philipp Kremer | Interiors | September 15 – 26 November, 2022

Philipp Kremer | Interiors | September 15 – 26 November, 2022

Philipp Kremer’s new colorful and vivid paintings are whimsical in the way they alternate between people and objects. The viewer is drawn to the sensual and sexual activity of human figures exchanging glowing gestures. But as these figures are numerous, shadowy or merely anonymous, it is the sofa or a round shaped table that simultaneously attracts significant attention.

The singularity of the objects, along with colorful contrast and distinction in form, allows Kremer to create a clear separation between human and non-human. Yet, by instilling into both his lively figures and inanimate objects an intense sense of vitality, Kremer makes them seem as if they are ultimately supporting and balancing each other. United together humans and their interiors manifest a mash-up of lust, disturbance and harmony.

Philipp Kremer (b. 1981, Duisburg, Germany) lives and works in Berlin. He studied at the University of the Arts in Berlin with Georg Baselitz (2000-2004), and at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam (2011-2012). In 2013, Kremer was awarded the Royal Award for Modern Painting, The Netherlands.

Installation images: André Wunstorf/Wannsee Contemporary