Starting on the 18th of june, Pretty Portal shows new works by ecb - Hendrik Beikirch. Large sized Portraits are in the focus of the presentation, which already impressed the visitors of stroke02 artfair in munich two weeks ago.

On his travels Hendrik Beikirch drafted charismatic people, who caught his eye because of a special expression of hope and struggle. Such as a pizza baker out of Brooklyn/ new York and a factory work out of the Ukraine.
 
The portraits are reduced on the person and shows them frontal. In form and content there is an approximation to the biometrical exposure used in up-to-date passport photography. This is contrasted by the draft like painting method that Hendirk Beikirch developed in the last years. In this procedure he mixes spraypaint, acrylic paint and water to create the impression of an oversized watercolour paiting on the canvas.

ecb - Hendrik Beikirch
Faces of Hope and struggle
18.6. - 16.7.
Vernissage 18.6. 19-23h

Grand City Canyon
Oil on canvas
140 x 240 cm

Luftschloss (Castle in the air)
Oil on canvas
140 x 190 cm

ecb - Hendrik Beikirch

SAM3

Pascal Schwendener

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 Photos: Hannes Domdey

Johannes Domdeys videoinstallation "unwatched" didn´t stay unwatched at the night of the museums.

here are some impressions of the night made by the artist himself.

Last weekend in düsseldorf, this weekend in rome. dust is on the road again to present his unique art. At the urban night this weekend in Rome, he was doing a live performance and an exhibition.

Another exhibition that we would like to focus on, took place this weekend at the VICIOUS GALLERY in Hamburg. "Los Fotos", the second collaboration of the VICIOUS GALLERY and SIX FINGERS from Hamburg shows photography from ruedione, who will have an exhibition at pretty portal starting on the 11th of april.