Tim Trantenroth – Raumstein 2010
Lotharstrasse 111-113, 53115 Bonn
art and living #5
For the fifth project in the Kunstundwohnen series, the Berlin-based artist Tim Trantenroth in Bonn two facade paintings under the title he chose "Space Stone" realized.
Tim Trantenroth For years he has been pursuing his interest in architecture, particularly in ornamental facade architecture and modern concrete architecture. He often creates illusionistic spaces that perspectively contradict the actual situations in which they are shown, thus playing with perception in a very direct, visual way. In addition to his work on canvas and on paper Tim Trantenroth already created a large number of murals.
For Bonn, the artist chose very different approaches at two different locations in the city. At the address Lotharstraße 111-113, he occupied a low passage opening from the front building to the garden, which is used by the tenants as a bicycle shelter, with a grid that was rich in color and contrast. The inconspicuous (non-) place is over-accentuated and really begins to falter as a result of the glaring architectural tilting images.
In Krausfeld 19, a large gable wall has been cautiously covered with painted shadows. Finely drawn and with consideration for the surroundings, there is an almost imperceptible undermining of reality here.
Tim Trantenroth (born 1969 in Waldsassen in the Fichtelgebirge) studied at the Art Academy in Münster with Ulrich Erben (1991-1993) and at the Art Academy in Düsseldorf (1993-1996). He finished his studies as a master student with Jan Dibbets. Today the artist lives and works in Berlin.
The public presentation of the project took place on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Bonn's Nordstadt, Im Krausfeld 19. Dr. Peter Lodermeyer, art historian and freelance author. Tim Trantenroth was present.
It is a catalog entitled "Tim Trantenroth - Space Stone" published, which documents the work in text and images.
Photographer: Peter Ozvald, Bonn
