CROISÉE

Painting by Laurence GRAVE and Ruprecht DREHER

Opening: Fri. Nov. 18, 2011 from 7 PM Exhibition: Until Dec. 2, 2011.

Press release, Berlin, November 5, 2011.

On one hand, a painting, and on the other, an object?

Of course, it’s not that simple; rather, it’s just one possible perspective for the duet exhibition of Laurence GRAVE and Ruprecht DREHER.

Just as the encounter between two cousins of different characters allows for a dialogue and mutual illumination, albeit without their choosing it.

The title itself hints at what this is all about.

In French, Croisée means "window":
1. "An opening made in the wall of a building to let in daylight."
2. "A possibility where gazes meet." (Dictionary Le petit Littré, Paris, 1990).

Ruprecht DREHER's painting, with its powerful, colored, crafted, and orthogonal creative spirit, contrasts with muted tones and various isolated silhouettes that almost sit in a monochromatic breath in the painting of Laurence Grave. The artworks, facing each other with dissimilar appearances, nonetheless share a profound concern for the integration of the elements employed, the same desire to encompass everything, the same steadfast will with unity as the goal. (Michel Carmantrand)