Cornelia Baltes is known for her captivating paintings and installations which teeter between abstraction and figuration. Bold colour fields are juxtaposed with gestural brushstrokes and more pictorial elements, fizzing with a dynamic energy and enigmatic narrative(s).
The exhibition marks a development in Baltes’ practice, embellishing and enriching her visual lexicon further. Here, Baltes’ formally astute paintings explore the medium itself. A mural interacting and completing a painting, playful diptychs, and a combination of classical hangings with more lively, absurd and unexpected placements, such as a painting that “walks” into the wall, results in an exhibition which keeps the viewer on their toes.
The short name-like letter combinations which form Baltes’ titles lend the feeling of characters in a play, suggesting that the exhibition space is a kind of stage which we have entered, becoming entangled with Baltes’ story.
