Gatscher von Burgsdorff

Red Dot Miami 2021

December 1 - December 5, 2021

Reception: Thursday, December 1, 2021, 6-8 PM

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Ten years ago, painter Dirk von Burgsdorff met photographer Horst Gatscher; the two decided to join their respective disciplines and create a unique medium that they refer to as Photo Painting. Photo paintings are photographs comprised of multiple layers, with each layer representing a processing step. Each step is documented photographically, forming the foundation for the next layer, uniting all of the techniques used to create a photographic image.

Gatscher von Burgsdorff's process begins with a sequence of painterly designs that are carefully studied through the photographic gaze; the possibilities of illumination, viewing angles, and exposure times are utilized to form their compositions. As both examine different means of representation, their space of action expands; the artistic decisions of both the painter and the photographer are of equal measure. The defining concepts in their work are collaboration, while thematically the work often examines existing works of literature.

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Gatscher von Burgsdorff

Red Dot Miami 2021

December 1 - December 5, 2021

Reception: Thursday, December 1, 2021, 6-8 PM

Immortalité Digitale I
Immortalité Digitale I

Mixed media on canvas
20" x 28"

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Ten years ago, painter Dirk von Burgsdorff met photographer Horst Gatscher; the two decided to join their respective disciplines and create a unique medium that they refer to as Photo Painting. Photo paintings are photographs comprised of multiple layers, with each layer representing a processing step. Each step is documented photographically, forming the foundation for the next layer, uniting all of the techniques used to create a photographic image.

Gatscher von Burgsdorff's process begins with a sequence of painterly designs that are carefully studied through the photographic gaze; the possibilities of illumination, viewing angles, and exposure times are utilized to form their compositions. As both examine different means of representation, their space of action expands; the artistic decisions of both the painter and the photographer are of equal measure. The defining concepts in their work are collaboration, while thematically the work often examines existing works of literature.

Immortalité Digitale I
Immortalité Digitale I
Immortalité Digitale IV
Immortalité Digitale IV
Immortalité Digitale VI
Immortalité Digitale VI
Immortalité Digitale VII
Immortalité Digitale VII
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View Gatscher von Burgsdorff's Past Exhibitions

Red Dot Miami 2021 | December 1 - December 5, 2021

The Infinity of Thoughts
50" x 50" - Acrylic on Canvas
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