The artwork features a vibrant, abstract composition with a predominance of blues, greens, and earthy tones. The canvas is filled with overlapping organic shapes and gestural brushstrokes, creating a sense of depth and movement. While no recognizable subject matter is depicted, the work suggests a lush, dreamlike landscape with hints of foliage and luminous orbs. The artistic style can be described as expressionistic, with the artist employing unconventional techniques to evoke a powerful emotional response. The piece likely reflects the artist's personal interpretation of the natural world and their unique creative vision. ...
Ernst Yohji Jaeger’s paintings exist at the intersection of figurative and abstract composition. His quiet and gloomy works capture silhouette, domestic settings and landscapes, all radiating an eerie sense of loneliness. The imagery of the German artist’s oil paintings seem to exist in a detached, dream-like twilight where intimate moments are concealed from the viewer’s eyes. Jaeger’s subjects look like they are contemplating, but what exactly is unknown. In its inability to be placed within a specific art historical category, Jaeger’s work is timeless in its calming darkness. Coming from a Japanese-German background, Jaeger’s inspirations span across such 20th century painters as Felice Casorati and Helene Schjerfbeck, and Japanese manga. His paintings, thus, present a crossing of cultures in the most original way. ...
In 2016 Croy Nielsen moved from Berlin to Vienna, where it is located in the beletage apartment of a historical building in the 1st district. The gallery was founded by Oliver Croy (AT) and Henrikke Nielsen (DK). Artists such as Nina Beier, Marie Lund, and Benoît Maire, have been part of the program since its inception, and were later joined by Olga Balema, Georgia Gardner Gray, and Sandra Mujinga. Vienna-based artists include Ernst Yohji Jaeger, Joanna Woś, and Soshiro Matsubara. The gallery has strong ties to the Nordic region, representing several artists from the Scandinavian contries and regularly participating in fairs and projects in the area. ...
