Josefine Reisch
born 1987 in Germany, lives and works in Berlin (DE)
About
- Josephine Reisch works in trompe l’oeil painting, portraiture, sculptures and textiles.
- Her depictions of real objects and people are influenced by the dramatic arts. Like re-enactments, they present a way to familiarize oneself with the past and deconstruct its long-held truths.
- Reisch’s work deals with contemporary interpretations of historiography, investigating the value and validity of popularized cultural heritage.
- She creates uncertainty through cultural déjà-vus and analyzes sources of authority.
- In her meticulous paintings she re-assembles historical models into a painted medley, offering new and alternative readings of the past.
- Through the reproduction of architectural decorations and ornate embellishments, she literally “re-frames” the power of ideologies and the production of value.
Lender
Galerie Noah Klink, Berlin (DE) www.noahklink.com
Education
- 2015 – 2017, MFA, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
- 2007 – 2013, BFA Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, DE
Selected exhibitions
- 2020, Ei, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, DE
- 2018, Celetoids, Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK
- 2016, Plus que moi, Kunsthaus NRW, Aachen-Kornelimünster, DE
- 2013, Spooky Tooth, Vulcano Extravaganza, Fiorucci Art Trust, Stromboli, IT
Artworks
Josefine Reisch Peachy Matoaka, 2020 Oil on Canvas 160 x 115 cm
Josefine Reisch Lady Seashell Bikini, 2020 Oil on canvas 360 x 160 cm
Josefine Reisch Robin Ruth’ International Framing Chart, 2022 Oil on canvas 80 x 50 cm
Josefine Reisch OK (It’s very diffcult to keep the line between the past and the pre-sent. Do you know what I mean?), 2022 Oil on canvas 80 x 50 cm