Harald Seiwert, a Retrospective
Feb 12, 2010 to Mar 28, 2010Details:
weekly: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
time: 13:00 to 18:00
host: Harald Seiwert , Donna DuCarme
email: seiwert@xs4all.nl
email: treehouse.abc.nl
www: www.seiwert.nl
"His imagination brims with bright ideas. Manipulating photographs with Photoshop he creates startling and challenging images that are sometimes witty, sometimes provocative, and sometimes downright outrageous.’
Stewart Herdman, Adonis Art Gallery (London)
Artist Harald Seiwert has been working digitally since the first days of "Bryce" (3D software) in 1995, challenging the then-held conceit that ‘computer art’ wasn’t art at all. Through his work, and the work of other artists like him, the keyboard and mouse are now accepted as legitimate tools alongside the traditional brush or pen.
From his “Inspired by…” series, in which he plays with classical and modern icons, to his landscapes and cityscapes, Seiwert is by turns playful, irritating, erotic... and sometimes challenging. Raising questions about gender-identity, he invites us to consider: why is it considered cool or erotic when a woman plays a man's role (as Marlene Dietrich did so successfully), but funny, often grotesque, when a man plays a woman's role? His landscapes and cityscapes offer us a view into a world where anything is possible, and everything is edged with a magical touch.
In this retrospective, we are offered a tour through this multi-sided artist’s personal favorites, representing the broad spectrum of his work. The artist will be in residence, and available for interviews, during the exhibition.
Born 1957 in Germany, Seiwert studied graphics and art history at Philipps University, Marburg (Germany), then worked as art director at various advertising agencies, until moving to Amsterdam in 1995, where he works as a freelance artist and photographer. He is an advisor and regular contributor to the ABC Treehouse exhibition program. Visit his website at www.seiwert.nl.
“Harald Seiwert, a Retrospective”
at the ABC Treehouse 12 February - 28 March, 2010.
Viewing hours: Fridays – Sundays, 1pm-6pm, and by appointment.
Festive Opening, 14 February, 4pm
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