Barbara Helmer: GLOW

Off Hook is delighted to announce the next solo-exhibition: BARBARA HELMER: GLOW 03 March – 14 April You are most welcome to the opening: FRIDAY 03 March, 17.00 hrs. Bloemsingel 200 Groningen Beauty can be found everywhere. Barbara Helmer is a visual artist in Rotterdam. Her work is about fractions, small parts of a whole. About light shining through an object or reflecting on it. It refers to jewelry, quartz, and minerals, and in a more abstract way to linked forms. Her works are layered abstractions based on the contours of gemstones. The images that form a starting point for Helmer's work come from a variety of sources: her immediate environment, her photographic work, nature, magazines, prints and even instruction manuals. Her way of looking and observing reflects her desire to translate these sources into painterly processes. Helmer carefully applies various techniques, and her mastery of a method is essential to achieving specific effects and a high-quality painting. Her abstract paintings, often on MDF, are mostly produced in series and are at the same time unique works of art. During the opening Barbara will present her new magazine containing work from the past few years. Especially for this exhibition, a limited-edition screen print by Barbara Helmer will be available at Off Hook. See you at Off Hook!