der PROZESS

hunchentoot goes out 2

Mathew Davis, Dennis Neuschäfer-Rube, Enda O’Donoghue, Manfred Peckl, Susanne Pomrehn, Gregor Stephan, Marc Volk and Günter Wintgens

Leipziger Str. 63, 10117 Berlin
Opening: 27th November 2009 at 19:00
Exhibition dates: 27th November – 22nd December 2009
Opening times: Tuesday-Friday. 4pm-7pm, Saturday 10am-6pm and by appointment

Galerie hunchentoot presents the second in a series of “off-site” group exhibitions.
Featuring the works of eight artists who play with the depictions of reality, the pieces intersect and collide to create a patchwork of perspectives. The meticulous reproduction or the systematic deconstruction of the photographic, filmic and cartographic object is itself a translation process, one that attempts to reconfigure a part of reality with a personal set of rules. It in turn requires re-translation on the viewer’s part for the art to acquire a significance beyond that of the original maker.

The pieces in Der Prozess demonstrate “other” representative potentials of a familiar medium by thorough breakdown: a large football stadium made up of controlled paint drips, an entire Kubrick film flattened frame by frame into a hypnotic colour matrix. They ultimately offer a challenge of interpretation, a reality filtered and arranged by the art producer, whose perception is decoded and contextualised by the viewer. In a way, Der Prozess not only intimates the observable mechanics on the surface of the artwork, but — perhaps more importantly — at the reciprocal acts of understanding and relaying a certain reality.
Organised and curated by Gregor Stephan, Enda O’Donoghue and Hannes Uhlemann.

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der PROZESS

hunchentoot goes out 2

Mathew Davis, Dennis Neuschäfer-Rube, Enda O’Donoghue, Manfred Peckl, Susanne Pomrehn, Gregor Stephan, Marc Volk und Günter Wintgens

Leipziger Str. 63, 10117 Berlin
Eröffnung: 27. November 2009 um 19.00 Uhr
Ausstellungsdauer: 27. November 2009 – 22. December 2009
Öffnungszeiten: Dienstag – Freitag 16.00 – 19.00 Uhr, Samstag 10.00 – 18.00 sowie nach Vereinbarung

Galerie hunchentoot präsentiert die zweite Ausstellung in einer Serie von “off-site”-Ausstellungen.
Acht Künstler deren Werke mit der bildlichen Transformation von Realität arbeiten, erzeugen in ihrer Gesamtheit ein komplexes Muster unterschiedlicher Blick- und Bildwinkel.
Die Arbeiten setzen im Rahmen einer analytischen und systematischen Vorgehensweise auf ungewöhnliche Methoden, um mit Formen und Bildern zu arbeiten, die grundsätzlich einem sehr vertraut sind: ein großes Fußballstadion, das sich aus kontrollierten Farbtropfen zusammensetzt; ein ganzer Kubrik-Film, der Bild für Bild aneinandergereiht sich in eine hypnotische Farbmatrix transformiert oder in Streifen geschredderte Atlanten, die zu neuen Landschaftsbilder collagiert werden.
Die systematische Reproduktion und Dekonstruktion fotografischer, filmischer und kartografischer Objekte stellt einen Transformationsprozess dar, der zum Ziel hat, die anonyme Realität durch ein persönliches System von Regeln zu ersetzen.
Dadurch stellen sie eine Herausforderung an das Interpretationsvermögen dar, und bieten eine durch den Künstler gefilterte und arrangierte Realität. Diese wird erst durch den Betrachter des Kunstwerkes kontextualisiert und entschlüsselt. Der Prozess spielt dabei nicht nur mit den sichtbaren Prozessmechanismen innerhalb und außerhalb des Kunstwerkes selbst, sondern vermittelt auch – und dies ist vielleicht viel wichtiger – durch einen gegenseitigen Akt des Verstehens zwischen Betrachter und Werk unterschiedlichste Bildrealitäten.
Organisiert and curatiert von Gregor Stephan, Enda O’Donoghue and Hannes Uhlemann.

Berlin based Irish artist Enda O’Donoghue has recently been selected as one of the five shortlisted artists for the Egoart Art Prize. www.egoart.sk The art prize EGOART, first awarded in 2003, was created was created by the art group Egoart (Viktor Freso and Lukas Harustiak) as an alternative to other fine art awards in the European region.
The prize was awarded to Jan Hakon Erichsen from Norway and other shortlisted artists were: Van Hove Eric from Belgium, Jan Vormann from Germany and Nigel Grimmer from England. Work from all of the artists can be seen here: www.egoart.sk/?p=art-prize

New work by Irish artist Enda O’Donoghue will be included in “THE GRID” an exhibition of small, contemporary works (re)interpreting “the grid” at Milepost 5, Portland, Oregon, USA. The exhibition is curated by TJ Norris and features the work of 27 artists. It runs from August 19th through October 17th. Exhibiting artists: Joe Batholomew, Justin Bland, Katy Devine, Carrie A. Dyer, Ellen George, Kathy Goodell, Hans Habeger, Judy Haberl, Alastair Levy, Kirk Linder, Jason Lockett, Ryan Sarah Murphy, Enda O’Donoghue, Kasia Ozga, Mel Prest, Mara Rivet, John Ruggieri, Megan Scheminske, Andrea Schwartz-Feit, Heidi Schwegler, Jenevive Tatiana, Cara Tomlinson, Sally Verrall, Ken Weathersby, Matthew Weseley, Darrell Williamson For further information visit the website www.milepostfive.com

An online virtual tour of the Nordart exhibition can be viewed here:
http://www.kic-nordart.de/rundgang/rundgang.html

The exhibition which opened on June 13 in an old steel factory in the town of Büdelsdorf in northern Germany, shows the work of 218 artists from 34 countries. Three paintings by Enda O’Donoghue are included in this exhibition. The exhibition runs until 27th September.

A selection of work from the exhibition can be viewed here:
http://www.tabblo.com/studio/stories/view_super/1751319/i38013390/

Enda O’Donoghue’s solo exhibition “Fragments” at the Irish Art Center in New York will be extended until 27th July. The Irish Arts Center is located at 553 West 51 Street and the gallery is open by appointment Monday-Friday 10am-6pm. For further details contact Joanna L. Groarke at (212) 757-3318 ext 203, email joanna@irishartscenter.org or visit www.irishartscenter.org

A review of the exhibition by Suzanne Trouve Feff can be read here: http://www.nymuseums.com/sf09052t.htm

Enda O’Donoghue is exhibiting in the Nord Art 2009 exhibition in Germany which takes place from 13th June – 27th September. Located in the Carlshütte, the 20,000 square meter former industrial-age iron- and steelworks, in the town Büdelsdorf in the north of Germany. The exhibition shows the work of 218 artists from 34 countries. The official opening for the exhibition is on Saturday13th June at 17:00. For further information visit the website www.kic-nordart.de

“Stinky que” Oil on Canvas, 120 x 150 cm

Be careful the next time you post your pictures on Facebook, you could become a work of art. The Irish artist Enda O’Donoghue had the good idea to paint scenes of daily life inspired from pictures exclusively found on the web. The Irish Art Center of New York is presenting his works until June 19, 2009.

“Apetite” by Enda O’Donoghue. 2008, oil on canvas. Photo by Irish Arts Center.

Since the creation of photography, it has become quite common for artists, professional or amateur to use pictures as a model. You may wonder if it is legal to use a picture found on the web and reproduce it more or less realistically. The answer is no, but, reassure yourself, O’Donoghue always found the owner of the picture, and made sure to have his/her authorization before using it. He is thus respecting the copyright of the picture.

Having studied first computers, then art, Enda O’Donoghue has exhibited since 1997 in Europe, notably in Germany, Ireland and France; but also in China and in the United States. Irish born, he has lives and worked in Berlin since 2002.

Detail of “Apetite” by Enda O Donoghue. 2008, oil on canvas. Photo by Irish Arts Center.

This thirty-something artist succeeds in creating a link between technology and fine art. With his “pixelise” style, he renders banal scenes of our lives in little squares, representing the pixels of a computer screen. What was impressive about those paintings is that if you get closer, they seem to be just an amazing mix of bright colors and small squares. When you move back, you can see the scene being formed. It’s a form of expressionism that would not be possible 20 years ago.

The artist used to speak about his work as “In between,” especially when he refers to the locations represented on his work. The coffee shop, an airport corridor, or the queues in a fast food restaurant, all banal spaces, are for him neither public nor private.

For me, redrawing anecdotal events of the daily life brings a special importance to those moments. They seem to be banal, but actually are not. As the Egyptians drew their hieroglyphs, O’Donoghue expresses himself about our civilization, our habits, and our virtual lives.

The creation process of his artworks is quite complex. The photographs found are modified and corrected on software, and then painted on the canvas.

The mission of the Irish Arts Center, since 1972, has been to promote Irish Art and culture in New York. The center has a little gallery and a theater as well. Note that the gallery is open only by appointment, and they will be delighted to open for you the door to the fantastic virtual-artistic world of Enda O’Donoghue. Call 212-757-3318. [Suzanne Trouve Feff]

Suzanne Trouve Feff, a native of Paris, is a contributor to the Museum Gazeeter. Curator’s Choice: Museums and Exhibitions in New York City and Vicinity: http://www.nymuseums.com/sf09052t.htm

Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51 Street, New York, NY 10019 http://www.irishartscenter.org
April 30-June 19 Gallery Open by Appointment Monday-Friday 10am-6pm
 

“Fragments” An Exhibition of Paintings by Enda O’Donoghue at the Irish Arts Center in New York April 30-June 19| Gallery Open by Appointment Monday-Friday 10am-6pm

Enda O’Donoghue is known for his work in painting, photography, video, installation, public art and interactive media. His most recent paintings depict banal scenes of everyday life such as packed subway cars, travelers waiting at airport gates and fast food checkout counters. Rather than being based on live models, O’Donoghue’s subject matter is drawn from snapshots he finds on the Internet. The artist refers to the subjects of these works as “in-between” spaces, which are neither public nor private. The same could be said of his work, which is neither the original product of his imagination nor a direct copy. Using the ancient art form of painting to comment on contemporary phenomena, he challenges the viewer to think about the connections between fine art and technology as forms of self-expression. O’Donoghue has been living and working in Berlin since 2002.

For more information about his work, visit www.endaism.com. Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51 Street, New York, NY 10019 http://www.irishartscenter.org

This exhibition is supported by Culture Ireland, promoting Irish arts worldwide.