The artwork features the word "DOCENT" prominently displayed against a plain white background. The stark, minimalist composition highlights the bold, uppercase lettering, with the letters rendered in a simple, sans-serif font. The overall visual style suggests a focus on typography and the power of language, emphasizing the conceptual nature of the work. The artist's intention may be to explore the role of the docent, or museum guide, in shaping the viewer's understanding and experience of an artwork. ...
Tomas Leth explores shifting states of perception through richly layered pastel and oil-pastel paintings that draw from nocturnal walks and botanical forms. His process unfolds over months, starting with an instinctual motif—often inspired by nature—and evolving through gesture and intuition into works that balance chaos and surprise. His densely textured surfaces—built with fingertip-applied pastels—create organic, mutable visuals that resonate like geological strata or fungal networks in bloom. Leth’s pieces challenge conventional vision: their soft contours and atmospheric depth demand prolonged viewing, inviting the eye to adjust and sense beyond literal forms. Drawing from influences such as Impressionism, post-structural philosophy, and mystical modes of seeing, his canvases interrogate the construction of reality and the gaps in perception. Themes of decay, regeneration, and the uncanny are central: Leth uses tactile layers to evoke environments where meaning is both hidden and shifting, suggesting that nature itself is unstable and mutable. His practice reflects a quiet philosophical urgency—preferring non‑literal vision over narrative certainty, and seeking “anti‑pictorial” modes of seeing that open space for ambiguity and transformation. ...
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. ...
