Love?
»Prominent themes in art always have been and still remain the characteristic themes of humanity. One of them is love – in partnerships, in marriages, in friendships, in families.
At first glance, what manifests here is a somewhat ambiguous love triangle: who belongs to whom? And is that what really matters? Is it not much more about the figures’ postures and gazes telling of a palpable sense of (self-)assurance which at the same time can be understood as the result of shared love? The work’s symbolism carries this impression forward: the sturdy oak tree with its sprawling foliage implies further effects of strong affection: strength, protection and security. These are the very essences of human coexistence that art has negotiated all along – independent of genres, epochs and matters of taste. It is also on these grounds that it enables us to discover topicality in things from the past.«
Jasper Warzecha (former research assistant)