'DROWNING'
| Height | 140 cm |
|---|---|
| Width | 120 cm |
| Length/Depth | 1.8 cm |
Originales Kunstwerk von Anna Wirth
- Acryl und Öl auf Leinwand
- 120 x 140 cm
Das Werk „DROWNING“ ist eines der Werke, die sich mit den Themen „Erinnern und Vergessen“ auseinandersetzen. Die Figur basiert auf einer Vorlage aus einem alten Fotoalbum, wurde jedoch aus dem ursprünglichen Kontext des Fotos herausgelöst und anonymisiert. Durch das fehlende Gesicht wird dem Betrachter die Möglichkeit geboten, eigene Erinnerungen in das Werk einzubringen und Assoziationen zu selbst erlebten Momenten und bekannten Personen zu wecken. Der Titel spielt mit der Redewendung seine "Gedanken und Gefühle zu ertränken", wobei das Glas unangetastet stehen bleibt und die Person nur in ihren eigenen Flut von Gedanken zu ertrinken scheint.
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Original artwork by Anna Wirth
- Acrylic and Oil on canvas
- 120 x 140 cm
The work “DROWNING” is one of the works that deal with the themes of “remembering and forgetting”. The figure is based on a template from an old photo album, but has been removed from the original context of the photo and anonymized. The missing face gives the viewer the opportunity to bring their own memories into the work and evoke associations with moments they have experienced themselves and people they know. The title plays with the phrase “drowning one's thoughts and feelings”, whereby the glass remains untouched and the person only appears to be drowning in their own flood of thoughts
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Anna Lena Wirth
My aim has always been to portray people as individuals. For many years, I painted portraits, believing that people’s faces best reflect their identities. When, whilst studying art at the University of Wuppertal, I came into contact with dementia within my personal circle and attempted to depict the process of forgetting, I reached my limits. A person’s outward appearance could not reflect their inner processes. In search of a solution to my problem, I gradually moved away from depicting faces, until I eventually omitted them entirely. Since then, my works have played with the identities and realities of the people depicted. Through a blend of figurative, realistic and abstract elements, I allow the viewer to look behind the façade of faces, into the feelings and thoughts of the figures portrayed.
My in-depth exploration of this subject matter – including in my Bachelor’s thesis in painting – continues to shape my painting style to this day and inspires me to constantly reinterpret a wide variety of themes relating to the human condition. I prefer to work in series, in which I explore individual themes in depth and interpret them in various ways.
Exhibitions:
2022 – Screenshot, Wuppertal
; 2022 – CoroArt, Wuppertal
; 2023 – Screenshot, Wuppertal
; 2024 – Exhibition, Hamburg
; 2025 – ‘Hues of Healing’ exhibition, Abtsgmünd
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