Exhibitions

Martin Derner – BANALITIES (2016)
Samostatná autorská výstava/Solo exhibition
17. 12. 2016 - 4. 2. 2017
KUBIKGALLERY, Porto (Portugal)

 

Gallery site
Martin Derner - BANALITIES

 

ArtFacts.net
https://artfacts.net/exhibition/martin-derner-banalities/810203

 

 

(ENG)
In this exhibition, Martin Derner presents a collection of varied works, mostly created in 2016, at Kubikgallery. The formal and conceptual diversity is such that each step taken in the gallery leads to a new surprise and experience.

In this exhibition, Martin Derner presents a set of varied works at Kubikgallery, most of which were created in 2016. The formal and conceptual diversity is so great that each step taken in the gallery is met with a new surprise and experience.

Born in the former Czechoslovakia and currently living in Bratislava where he works, he is an artist with an impressive exhibition curriculum. He is now coming to Kubikgallery for the second time to exhibit his work, nurturing the relationship he has been developing with the gallery.

It is from a very particular aesthetic that the artist presents results from the exploration of various artistic practices and diverse materials, forms and concepts, with each work having a surprising element that challenges the eye. Some pieces constitute series of works, being directly related to each other, and others arise unexpectedly.

Despite the title Banalities, there is nothing banal about it, as the artist explains, these are common objects, understood with a new perspective and reborn with a new life.

 

(SK)

Na výstave v Kubikgallery Martin Derner predstavuje kolekciu diel, z ktorých väčšina vznikla v roku 2016. Formálna a konceptuálna rozmanitosť je taká výrazná, že každý krok v galérii prináša nové prekvapenie a jedinečný zážitok.

Narodil sa v bývalom Československu a v súčasnosti žije v Bratislave, kde pracuje. Je to umelec s pôsobivým výstavným programom. Teraz prichádza do Kubikgallery po druhýkrát, aby vystavil svoju prácu a pestoval tak vzťah, ktorý si s galériou vybudoval.

Umelec predstavuje výsledky skúmania rôznych umeleckých praktík a rozmanitých materiálov, foriem a konceptov z veľmi špecifickej estetiky, pričom každé dielo má prekvapivý prvok, ktorý je výzvou pre oko. Niektoré diela tvoria série diel, ktoré spolu priamo súvisia, a iné vznikajú nečakane.

Napriek názvu Banality na tom nie je nič banálne, ako vysvetľuje umelec, ide o bežné objekty, chápané z novej perspektívy a znovuzrodené s novým životom.

 

(PT)

Nesta exposição, Martin Derner apresenta na Kubikgallery um conjunto de obras variadas, na sua maioria criadas em 2016. A diversidade formal e conceptual é tal, que cada passo dado na galeria vai de encontro a uma nova surpresa e experiência.

Nascido na antiga Checoslováquia e residindo hoje na Bratislava onde trabalha, é um artista que conta com um impressionante curriculum de exposições. Chega, agora e pela segunda vez, à Kubikgallery, para expor o seu trabalho, nutrindo a relação que tem vindo a desenvolver com a galeria.

É a partir de uma estética muito particular que o artista apresenta resultados da exploração de várias práticas artísticas e diversos materiais, formas e conceitos, havendo em cada obra um elemento surpreendente que desafia o olhar. Algumas peças constituem séries de trabalhos, estando diretamente relacionadas entre si, e, outras, surgem inesperadamente.

Apesar do título Banalities, nada de banal se apresenta, sendo que, como o artista nos explica, tratam-se de objetos comuns, compreendidos com um renovado olhar e que renascem com uma, também nova, vida.

 

Text: Constança Babo