Solo show Zurich
PAVEL RTUE
01.06.2020 – 06.06.2020
STILL LIFE
From 1st to 6th June the remarkable paintings of Rtue will be represented at Kolly Gallery. Based on his title Still Life Rtue refers to a very traditional way of representation in art – still life paintings. A well-known motif of this art genus is flowers in different variations. Flowers in a vase were depicted by important artists such as Van Gogh or Hans Memling. In the fine arts, wilted flowers are considered to be the most common vanitas attributes, along with skulls, extinguishing candles and hourglasses.
Regarding this traditional representation genus Rtue posed himself the important questions: „Are wilted flowers still beautiful or are they already dead to a person? What is beauty, and is it the same for everyone?“