I N A B I E R S T E D T: Was die Farbe verrät
Fragmentarische Gedanken von Harald F. Theiss
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Was die Farbe verrät
© Harald F. Theiss
On Revealing and Concealing
The recent works of Ina Bierstedt
© Claudia Beelitz, 2021
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Claudia Beelitz: On Revealing and Concealing
Mirrored Windows / Text by Dorothée Bauerle-Willert, published 2017 in catalogue Mirrored Windows / Remote Corners / Translation by Michelle Alperin
Ina Bierstedt – Mirrored Windows
William Wordsworth – Memory
As aptly, also, might be given A Pencil to her hand;
That, softening objects, sometimes even Outstrips the heart's demand;
That smooths foregone distress, the lines Of lingering care subdues,
Long-vanished happiness refines, And clothes in brighter hues…
Mirrored windows return the gaze. Mirroring is not just an optical
phenomenon, but alsoa mental one, because reflections never come into
view on their own. ...more
BETWEENText by Bettina Carl:Ina Bierstedt: Malerei
To open one's eyes, to shut one's eyes, to drink a glass of water. Then the lights turn red: Look to the left, walk to the right, sleep. It has to be said that there are no eyes nor traffic lights or glasses in Ina Bierstedt's paintings. But there seem to be certain speeds of looking/seeing/vision developing behind the view as such. Her painted spaces can function as side paths with sightseeing platforms along the way moving from thinking to the body and back. Through layers of paint with various densities, inbetween architectural and more organic textures, solitary figurative elements appear, too. Yet they do not work as depictions, they are rather effective as quotes. The landscapes in Ina Bierstedt's paintings seem to shift, to hesitate on a point that might be located either closely in front or behind an imaginary space. So, we'll wait a little and then see what happens? ©Bettina Carl, 2004
NO REVERIESText by Christine
Humpl, 2008, published in catalogue "second",
2008
©Christine Humpl, 2008
Ina Bierstedt’s painting has become quieter in recent years. There are
hardly any stencil-like human or animal components. Nature and
architecture now dominate ...more
GREAT UNRESOLVED CASESText by
Bettina Carl , 2007, published in catalogue „Förderkohle“, 2007 and in
"second", 2008
© Bettina Carl, 2007
Ina Bierstedt explores the lyrical potential of painting. Given that
the medium has been freed of its formerly representational functions,
painting itself becomes the source and the motif of her landscapes,
instead of a reference to real or reproduced spaces. ...more
LANDSCAPES IN THE BLINK OF AN EYEText by Melanie Franke, 2005, published in brochure
"Ina Bierstedt - Paintings 2002 - 2005"
©Melanie Franke, 2005
In Ina Bierstedt's pictures, the eyes of the viewer wander over
landscapes, look into distant celestial spheres, dive into deep pools
and swampy lakes, and glide over reflecting water. ...more
TEXT VON CHRISTINE HUMPLvon
2005, erschienen im Katalog "hotspots", anlässlich der gleichnamigen
Ausstellung im Museum Essl, 2005/2006, ©Christine Humpl, 2005
Die in Berlin lebende Malerin Ina Bierstedt baut aus
versatzstückartigen, in den Proportionen
verzerrten Motiven, Landschaften aus Acryl und Öl. ...more
TEXT VON MACHA ROESINK THE
PAINTER OF MODERN LIFE in Museum De Paviljoens, published in brochure
of the exhibition,
©Macha Roesink, 2005
When you look at the paintings of Ina Bierstedt, you may experience a
3-D effect. In spite of their small size, these works offer a multitude
of perspectives. To the viewer, it sometimes seems as if the
background of the landscape has been drawn closer through binoculars,
while the foreground is in
sharp focus. ...more