Josef Strau

Fortress Cloud, 202460 x 80 x 3cm17000 EUR

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sulfur, tin, pencil, acrylic, stone magnets on linenGalerie Francesca PiaZürich

Description

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This contemporary artwork showcases a captivating composition of ethereal elements. The color palette features a predominance of cool blues and grays, punctuated by warm accents of gold and beige. The central focus is a cloud-like form that appears to be floating or suspended, rendered with a textured, almost sculptural quality. The overall impression is one of weightlessness and dreamlike abstraction, highlighting the artist's skilled use of materials and techniques to evoke a sense of the sublime. The work seems to invite the viewer to ponder the relationship between the natural and the metaphysical, reflecting the artist's intention to explore themes of the subconscious and the transcendent. ...

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Artist

Josef Strau

1957 , Austrian

Josef Strau: Artworks

Josef StrauFortress Cloud, 202417000 EUR

Gallery

Galerie Francesca Pia

Zürich

Galerie Francesca Pia was founded 1990 in Bern and from their first exhibitions forward has consistently fostered contemporary artists including Betty Woodman (1990), Peter Fischli & David Weiss (1992), Hans-Peter Feldmann (1993), Thomas Bayrle (1998), Mai-Thu Perret (2000), Wade Guyton (2004), Jutta Koether (2008) and Rochelle Feinstein (2016) et al. Today the gallery is known for the discovery and promotion of emerging artists. After 16 years in Bern, the gallery moved to a larger space in Zurich in 2007. In 2012 the gallery extended and relocated to a more generous space in the historic Löwenbrau building, where it continues to engage in an ambitious program, representing over thirty artists of different generations. ...