Esther Stocker - GEOMETRIA 2013
Lutfridstrasse 5, 53121 Bonn
art and living #8
In 2013 the ceilings in the stairwell at Lutfridstraße 5 were painted by the artist Esther Stocker with a signature black and white mural entitled "GEOMETRIA" designed. This forms a graphic “skin”, so to speak, and is a directly accessible aesthetic sign language. For passers-by or those coming home, the work seems like a walk-in picture.
Formally, the structure is made up of static geometric signs. The graphic can be perceived differently from the viewpoints of the stairwell and develops a rhythmic character. The aesthetics of the wall design refers to the existing elements of the construction, but should also show what lies beyond the construction: imagination and the free play of forms. When viewed, the boundary between two-dimensional and three-dimensional perception dissolves.
Esther Stocker (born 1975 in Schlanders, South Tyrol) studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1994-1999, among others with Eva Schlegel. In 1996/97 the artist received a scholarship to study at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, and in 1999/2000 she had a study visit to the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California. This was followed by a longer stay in Chicago, Illinois in 2002/03. esther stockers is known for her non-representational paintings, as well as room installations and construction-related art, all painted exclusively in black and white.
Photographer: Achim Kukulies, Düsseldorf
