Press Report Rheingau Echo Nr. 12 Extract
June 13th, 2015 - Herdwangen-Schönach, Ge
Exhibition HUMANITY Syrlin Kunstverein e.V. International Stuttgart from 03.18.2015 - 04.12.2015
A critical view on society.
From Tuesday on the exhibition ‘humanity’ shows the artworks of two society-critical artists in the Waas’sche Fabrik. Gabriele Frey and […] take up controversial, partially tabued topics and present those as unvarnished as they are in reality. […]
Art is not decorative. Art is independent and time-critical. Three artists of the Stuttgart Syrlin-Kunstverein intensely concerned themselves with the human being and the diversity and adversity of human action. The result is a meaningful exhibition between social criticism and joy of life, enriched with vivid colourfulness. […]
Gabriele Frey brings her subtle observations of thoughtlessness, extreme behavior and ambitious vanities on canvas from a woman’s perspective. The pictorial themes appear in front of her inner eye or in dreams. Generation gaps or child abuse, painting means involvement and relief to the artist. Her ‘Computer Kid’ shows a child with mutilated limbs and hollowed eyes. An expression of the situation of many families in the 21st century whose children are left to themselves, spending a great of their time in front of the computer. German text by Lisa Bolz