Featured Artist: Lisa Wassmann
West Berlin Gallery proudly presents LISA WASSMANN‘s first solo show in Berlin from August 5th to September 5th. The exhibition will give a first general overview of the photographer’s works carried out over the last three years.
As a photographer, LISA WASSMANN earnestly oscillates between precision relating to crafts and cool digital aesthetics, hence creating a subtle interaction motif between these two aspects. Both Berlin club culture and unbelievable landscapes are featured in a selection of her favourite shots she has chosen for the show. This selection of mostly unpublished photos, specifically represents the artist’s perspective towards her work; and questions whether showing inner feelings has got a price and discusses how to convey intimate feelings into the open. as she was preparing the exhibition, LISA WASSMANN worked on the principle of representation on several levels: the photographs alone are not at the core of the show; their limited reproducibility and framing techniques restored her digital photography prints to ‘pictures’ in the traditional meaning of term. The unique pieces are developed in such a way, acquiring a clear delimitation from the outside and bear a tense interrelation between tradition and present.
The photographs have been issued as a limited edition of three copies each. Framed pictures will be available only as unique pieces.
LISA WASSMANN‘s previous exhibitions include: Hinterconti, Hamburg in 2008.
Publications of her works include: Sleek Flora & Fauna in 2010, Zeitmagazin in 2009 and 2010, Derzeit in 2010, Süddeutsche in 2009 , Vice Magazine in 2007/2008/2009, Dazed&Confused UK 2009
You’re warmly invited on Thursday 5th of August from 19:00 on for the opening of LISA WASSMANN‘s show. The evening will be completed with music and drinks to make it a date.
Lisa Wassmann, Ghosttown photographies available in our shop
As you might have heard already we are really proud to present Lisa Wassmann‘s very first solo show in Berlin this august. Save the date for the vernissage on August 5th!
We have already produced a first serie of photographs that were shown a couple weeks ago at BRIGHT. Those come from Lisa’s works in Las Vegas earlier this year and have not been published anywhere else so far.
” I came to Vegas thinking of a sparkling, crowded, glorious sinful city, colourful lights. But all I saw were empty streets. I met a philipine priest and an old man in a wheel chair driving in the middle of the highway. I put myself in disguise as to be someone else. I walked around in Sin City in the middle of the desert and then on the last day it snowed. In the desert / me and my holy friend.” Lisa Wassmann
Those pictures are now available exclusively in our online shop. They’ve been printed by bggrr.com on Aluminium Dibond with 3mm Acryl finishing. The result are 40 x 60 cm amazing pictures with really sharp and bright colors. bggrr.com deals with premium digital imaging (Alu Dibond ,UV, Acryl, Forex, Kappa, Fine Art Printing, Photo Art & ltd. Editions) When you are in Berlin, check out their new showroom in Brunnenstr. We are really happy with the premium quality of their prints. Good job!
Here are some previews of the pictures, more details in our online shop.
Also, here’s a cool interview realised by Dazed Digital a few months ago. This tells a bit more about Lisa.
From sleeping in cars to getting tarred and feathered in the desert Lisa Wassmann shows us her beautiful pictures from her entire American roadtrip.
Dazed Digital: What’s your background as a photographer?
Lisa Wassman: I started six years ago taking pictures in clubs around Berlin and creating shots with my friends. I was more into painting before that, but wasn´t really into being alone by myself sitting in front of an artwork for a couple of days.
DD: Are you inspired by any particular films? Art? Literature?
Lisa Wassman: I love old paintings, especially symbolism. I love Michael Ende´s Neverending Story, movie and book. A Million Little Pieces, Karen Duve, Chris Cunningham, Björk, Martin de Thurah, Arnold Böcklin, Princess Mononoke, Blade Runner, Some Like It Hot… But I get most of my inspirations by looking through old stuff from flea markets such as photographs, magazines and paintings.
DD: What about other photographers?
Lisa Wassman: Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Ryan McGinley.
DD: What is your connection to Texas. Was this a roadtrip?
Lisa Wassman: I was born and raised in Berlin, but I grew up in the west part, so I had a chance to watch lots of American movies and read ‘Lucky Luke’. From far away, Texas was always the place with cowboys, horses, ranches, conservative / religious thinking, typical American food, a red desert and a blue sky. I immediately had the idea to tar and feather somebody and shoot this in the desert… don´t ask me why. And yeah it was a roadtrip we rented a car and slept in it the whole time. I think we went everywhere.
DD: What inspired this series?
Lisa Wassman: Of course my very closed friend Caro Paris who joined me, and all the people I met during the trip.
Most picture ideas came up while I was driving. The colours, the lightning everything looked so different…
DD: How long did it take you to create?
Lisa Wassman: We stayed in Texas for three weeks.
DD: There is an interesting mix of constructed images, and others that seem more spare of the moment. Did you construct the whole series?
Lisa Wassman: The only image I certainly wanted to create from the beginning was the tarred and feathered picture I did one day before we had to leave. I am a very constructed artist but not in advance because I am very impatient.
Stay tuned! there’s more coming up soon!
Welcome to The PeachBeach
We would like to extend an invitation to the opening of its great summer vibe show Welcome to the Peachbeach presenting works from the Berlin-based design and Street Art collective.
Peachbeach is a fraternity composed of three reconverted bad boys who decided to settle in Berlin and enjoy its vibrancy and dazzling cosmopolitan colours. The three young artists aim at fusing their different backgrounds and creative approaches in one edgy mix of strong illustration, sensitive typography style and an ironic vision of social etiquette and games.
Peachbeach Attila Szamosi, Falk Hoger and Lars Wunderlich have, since their troubled teenage-hood, come a long way with their collective and diversified their art and activities from graffiti to design, painting, branding and even charity at the Operation Tirana in May 2010 in collaboration with Mazine. The collective strives at connecting the plurality of minds and skills, combining different synergies and outlooks to inspire every-day life.
The show’s name Welcome to the Peachbeach was inspired by Las Vegas giant neon signs from the 70s and will feature paintings on canvas, wooden panels, illustration on posters, graphics on skateboards and more: in brief, Street Art in all shapes and sizes!
See You at the Bright Tradeshow
What a week! While the PeachBeach crew is preparing the exhibition opening here at West Berlin gallery on thursday night, we are building our booth at the Bright Tradeshow. You can find us in the Art Space on the 3rd floor. We exhibit and sell exclusive works from Alias, Doppeldenk, Cuypi, Lisa Wassmann, Codaï Nakamura, Roland Brückner aka Lindas-Ex & PeachBeach. See U at Bright!
Welcome to the PeachBeach, Opening Thursday July 8th 19:00
We would like to extend our invitation to the opening of its great summer vibe show Welcome to the Peachbeach presenting works from the Berlin-based design and Street Art collective.
Peachbeach is a fraternity composed of three reconverted bad boys who decided to settle in Berlin and enjoy its vibrancy and dazzling cosmopolitan colours. The three young artists aim at fusing their different backgrounds and creative approaches in one edgy mix of strong illustration, sensitive typography style and an ironic vision of social etiquette and games.
Peachbeach Attila Szamosi, Falk Hoger and Lars Wunderlich have, since their troubled teens, come a long way with their collective and diversified their art and activities from graffiti to design, painting, branding and even charity at the Operation Tirana in May 2010 in collaboration with Mazine. The collective strives at connecting the plurality of minds and skills, combining different synergies and outlooks to inspire everyday life.
The show’s name Welcome to the Peachbeach was inspired by Las Vegas giant neon signs from the 70s and will feature paintings on canvases, wooden panels, illustration on posters, graphics on skateboards and more: in brief, Street Art in all shapes and sizes!
Come and enjoy the summer atmosphere, music, tasty cocktails and fresh beers, an occasion to check out the fashion and lifestyle 5th edition of the festival Wedding Dress on the whole of Brunnenstrasse over the week-end, and of course great art on Thursday the 8th of July from 19:00 until midnight. rsvp over facebook as usual.
WELCOME TO THE PEACHBEACH is showing from July 8th till July 30th.
2011 West Berlin Gallery