claudia Recorean

Vita.
1989- 1995
Study of Art and cultural Education at Hildesheim
University, class Igmar Winner (Painting),
Masters Degree
Awards and Prizes:
2014: Impressions National Art Awards:
-Contemporary Art Award, First Prize
- Impressions Supreme Award, First Prize
Taranaki National Art Awards: First Prize, “Works on Paper”
2013: Wallace Art Awards, Finalist’
Southland Art Awards, First Price “Sculpture”
2012: Aspiring Art Awards: ” Best Work under $1000
2011: Recycling Art Price, People’s Choice Award (1st Prize), Hokitika
Solo Exhibitions:
2012: “The Cave” , Hdml-works at Galleryy 203, Nelson
2011:”Project FEAR” Sanderson Gallery, Auckland, Parnell, Outer Edge
2008: “Home and Away”, Object-paintings, mixed media, tape, duraseal,
Village Arts Gallery, Kuhukohu
2006: “For Mongolia”, Objects, Installation of bugs, silicon, dirt, roots and
weeds, Blue Sun Gallery, Ulan Bataar, Mongolia
2005: “Victims and Enemies”, Carpet-sculptures, Installation, interactive
room, Gallery R31, Berlin
2004: “ Inner Security”, Paintings, Installation, Interactive Room,
Gallery 10000, Berlin
2001: “Objects”, concrete and hair
Gallery Dirk Lodder, Berlin
2000: “Amorphes and Biomorphes”, Object art and Installation
Gallery Kurt Deichsel, Berlin
1995: “NUSGA” , paintings, mixed media, TUWA centre, Berlin
1998: “Body-Metamorphoses”, paintings, mixed media,
Gallery Li Shalima, Berlin

 Artist Statement.
The base of my work is a fascination with various materials and their sensual qualities. For instance the quality of a milk container being milky-transparent, light, soft or aluminium can as being shiny, reflective, light, sharp, sets the sensual character for the artwork.
Most of my works are combinations of cut-outs. They result from experiments between positive and negative shape, between form and the space around it. The necessity of light as condition for visuals and space as conditional for physical existence is one of my main interests.
Art works are are two dimensional but in throwing shades and air floating throughout the work, they enter the third dimension. This way they define a space between second and third dimension.
Creating art for me is a practice of imagination (magic). The lucky incident of finding an object or material ( like a dead insect on the windowsill) or searching shapes in an ocean of possibilities are moments that hopefully transcend into my artworks. I’d call it a principle of “everyday wisdom of coincidence”, some might simply call it chance.
Through their materials artworks stay anchored in life. Art Objects retain a quality of familiarity and recognition. This connects to the recipients, to their own experience in everyday life.