Gerd Vetter

The Imagination Knows No Bounds
From now on, there is “Ma(h)lzeit“ at the LAUDA FactoryGallery – an exhibition by Gerd Vetter

01.04.2010 - 31.05.2010

“Ma(h)lzeit”! At LAUDA, this slang German midday greeting, literally meaning “meal time” now has a new, attractive significance: under this only slightly modified term (“Malzeit” = “painting time”), a relaxed gathering now takes place around lunchtime when an exhibition is being held, allowing those present to get to know more about exhibiting artists and their work. A notice in the company lets the staff know about the opportunity to “speak to the exhibitor ‘live and on location’ at the start of the lunch hour on the day when an exhibition is set up, after a brief introduction to the exhibition by the artist… and the opportunity to scrutinise the exhibits in greater depth and therefore to gain a better understanding of them.”

The LAUDA FactoryGallery was formed in 1995 as a new forum for artists from the Tauber valley and beyond. At that time, Dr Gerhard Wobser initiated this series and thereby also provided an ever changing, new and attractive environment for the staff and for his business partners. As his successor in the management of the company, Gerhard Wobser’s son Dr Gunther Wobser is now continuing this series and expanding it with the said small “highlight”. At the premiere, he appeared delighted with the prolific attendance of the staff at the new “Malzeit". His basic idea, he said, is to “bring art to the people” – and possibly also to stimulate interest in art among a wider audience. The presentation of current exhibitor Gerd Vetter was in the hands of Norbert Gleich, who has advised on the exhibitions in the FactoryGallery right from the start, in his capacity as chairman of the Lauda-Königshofen artists’ circle.

Gerd Vetter produces seemingly surreal creations and characters, often over a period of months. Sometimes, years may pass between the start and completion of a work. Until 2000, Vetter used only charcoal and pencil to commit to paper his findings from nature, not without alienating them in the process, giving them the form of his very own mythical creatures. After 2000, colour was maintained in his works; these are mainly oil paintings, the fine brush strokes of which simply have to be admired. The imagination knows no bounds: for Vetter, as Gleich observes, art is “self-reflection: being able to give free rein to one’s thoughts, reflecting on many things including the significance of the emerging subjects… the objective of working in the areas described is to express what cannot be put into words.” The observer faces images with an attraction all of their own, including works such as "Weg ins Nichts" (“Pathway to Nothing”), “Labyrinth” or "Flugunfähig" (“Unable to Fly”), which also stimulate and occupy the imagination.

This exhibition, which is well worth seeing, is open to everyone until the end of May, during Wobser business hours. Those responsible will be delighted to see any visitors who find their way to the FactoryGallery and maybe even record their thoughts about the current presentation in the guest book provided.

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