Josef A. Kutschera, Impression (17), 2020, Mixed Media

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"The time of the pandemic in particular has a physical and psychological impact on us. The processes have to be … more "The time of the pandemic in particular has a physical and psychological impact on us. The processes have to be managed differently for each body.
Graphics and painting are part of the varied oeuvre of Josef A. Kutschera, which also includes collages, folds and folded objects. And it seems to me that you are not just a part, but a necessary complement, if you look at his work as a whole.
In graphics and painting, his ecstatic, flowing will to create with the most varied of expressive values ​​unfolds.
Dynamically written brushstrokes, moving structures and line layers in black, shades of gray or color give an idea of ​​the representational here, emerge powerfully there or are open to interpretation
Kutschera does not understand art simply as an image of found objects or real scenes, but understands it - as is the character of all art - as a new creation, as an invention that can in the best case bring out what is hidden under the surface of real things.
with this intention the artist allies himself with his materials. They mean inspiration on the one hand and resistance and challenge on the other.
What he accepts and accepts in this process, such as the struggle for form, leaves traces and decisively shapes the character of his work.
Yes, it is from revealing his way of working that its particular aesthetic appeal grows." -- Dr. Luise Hartmann less