Tino Rex & Lothar Stauch

Colours as provocation

01.08.2000 - 30.09.2000

No sign of a summer break here: from gentle shades to an explosion of colour, the two members of the Göltzschtal Artists Association from Auerbach in the Vogtland (in southern Thuringia) are presenting a cross-section of their creative work at the LAUDA FabrikGalerie. Tino Rex, born in 1967, works at a secondary school in Greiz as an art teacher, and devotes his spare time to creative art in a studio specially created for the purpose. His large-format wall-sized paintings in the entrance area to the FabrikGalerie set the tone for the whole exhibition. His works reflect an honest, critical view of the current problems of our times. Provocative displays of colours and shapes depict scenes from everyday life. The works are built up almost like mosaics, and the alert eye will find a cornucopia of human traits in them.  A linocut by the Rodewisch painter and graphic artist Tino Rex with the title "The Femininity of Being" was created back in 1995, while he was still studying art and the teaching of art in Leipzig, and is now in private hands. His large-format full-colour pictures and acrylic-mix techniques on hard fibre are clear and endowed with a surprising diversity, and make highly expressive statements. The creative intentions of this young artist hold a great deal of promise for his creative work over the next few years. A totally different effect is achieved by the graphic studies, watercolours, and charcoal drawings of the designer Lothar Stauch. His creative efforts are devoted mainly to painting landscapes. His form of presentation takes up the tradition of German realistic art. Graphically structured with restrained, gentle, natural shades, the series of impressions he is exhibiting of scenes in southern latitudes create delicate mood values in the beholder. Although Lothar Stauch's work is dominated by his close relationship with Nature, in his drawings, woodcuts, and linocuts he goes over to depicting extracts which look as if they have been sketched quickly but always meet their mark. These two artists have already won their laurels in numerous joint exhibitions. Many of their works are now in private hands or adorning museums or other public buildings. Both artists offer a dazzlingly wide and impressive range of work, and in this exhibition they are making a great mark in the history of the LAUDA FabrikGalerie. This is a real tip for art lovers who have stayed at home during the holiday period and are yearning for refreshing art on these hot, sticky summer days.

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