Hard workers (Blue & Blue)
Künstler/in
Philipp Timischl
(geb. 1989 in Graz, Steiermark)
Date2021
ClassificationsInstallation
MediumIncredibly Kleinish Blue auf Leinwand, 3 LED Panels, Metallgestell, Media Player, Video
Paper Support7-teilig
Dimensionsgesamt: 150 × 100 × 50 cm
Credit LineArtothek des Bundes
Object number28511
DescriptionHard workers is a new series of hybrid sculptures by Philipp Timischl. Abstract paintings on the left are mirrored and expanded on same-sized LED Panels on the right. Juxtaposing pigment and pixel, static and moving image as well as original and copy is the main focus of these works. Throughout the series, the artist uses pigments which go beyond the common color space that can be picked up by cameras or displayed on monitors.
Canvas and digital screen are forced together, making each of them work their hardest to display one shared color through their individual inherent qualities.
While the LED panels easily draw our attention through emitting light, the paintings can only reflect whatever light isn’t swallowed by canvas and pigments. The paintings on the other hand can work with any pigment visible by the human eye, while screens have only a very limited range of color - tricking the human eye through movement into perceiving a certain color code, all while depending on electricity.
“Hard workers (Blue & Blue)” uses a pigment invented by the british company Culture Hustle. Trying to imitate the patented Yves Klein Blue, this pigment has a striking resemblance to the original. Picking up on a quote by its namesake artist, stating “Blue has no dimension”, the artist juxtaposes abstract splatters of “Incredibly Kleinish Blue” on raw linen with a 3d animation of a tunnel.
Regardless how many times our eyes may oscillate between the two sides IRL, another aspect comes into play when thinking about how art is so often experienced on our phones: all aforementioned qualities are wiped when filtered through a JPEG compression algorithm, merely becoming a static image on our screen, relying on this very written description to give context.
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Helga Philipp
