Vita
Christine Gast studied at the Academy of Arts in Saarbrücken (Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar), Prof. Oskar Holweck and at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf.
Since 2016 Member of the BBK (National Association of Fine Arts).
2017 Master of Arts in Expressive Arts (Medical School Hamburg).
The artist lives and works in Hamburg.
Exhibitions
2019 Group exhibition, Arte Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2019 Group exhibition, Offenes Atelier, Hamburg, Germany
2019 Group exhibition, St Pauli Kreativ Nacht, Hamburg, Germany
2019 Group exhibition, Pentiment, HAW, Hamburg, Germany
2017 Performance with Ute Klapschuweit, "Cloudpicture", Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Group exhibition, "Position", Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Group exhibition, "Metropole.Kreativ", Metropolitan Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2015 Group exhibition, "Necessarius", matchbaco, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Group exhibition, "UNartig", MSH, Hamburg, Germany
2014 Solo exhibition, matchbako, Tokyo, Japan
2014 Solo exhibition, JIKKA, Tokyo, Japan
2013 Group exhibition, machArt, Hamburg, Germany
2013 Group exhibition, St Pauli Kreativ Nacht, Hamburg, Germany
2013 Group exhibition, Pentiment, HAW, Hamburg, Germany
2013 Group exibition, Croissy/Paris, France
2012 Group exhibition, Pentiment, HAW, Hamburg, Germany
Since 2016 Member of the BBK (National Association of Fine Arts).
2017 Master of Arts in Expressive Arts (Medical School Hamburg).
The artist lives and works in Hamburg.
Exhibitions
2019 Group exhibition, Arte Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2019 Group exhibition, Offenes Atelier, Hamburg, Germany
2019 Group exhibition, St Pauli Kreativ Nacht, Hamburg, Germany
2019 Group exhibition, Pentiment, HAW, Hamburg, Germany
2017 Performance with Ute Klapschuweit, "Cloudpicture", Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Group exhibition, "Position", Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Group exhibition, "Metropole.Kreativ", Metropolitan Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2015 Group exhibition, "Necessarius", matchbaco, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Group exhibition, "UNartig", MSH, Hamburg, Germany
2014 Solo exhibition, matchbako, Tokyo, Japan
2014 Solo exhibition, JIKKA, Tokyo, Japan
2013 Group exhibition, machArt, Hamburg, Germany
2013 Group exhibition, St Pauli Kreativ Nacht, Hamburg, Germany
2013 Group exhibition, Pentiment, HAW, Hamburg, Germany
2013 Group exibition, Croissy/Paris, France
2012 Group exhibition, Pentiment, HAW, Hamburg, Germany
Artist statement
When creating my series, I often work on multiple pieces in parallel which prolongs the creation process but gives each painting the space and time it needs to evolve. This practice also allows me to establish the distance it needs to continuously develop and maintain a fresh perspective.
“Swimmer" Series
One of my series is called “Swimmer”, it was inspired by a photo album from the 1920s which I accidentally found when clearing an attic. In the “Swimmer" series I capture the happy moments spent by people on beaches - laughing, playing ball, sun bathing or sitting together - as depicted in those photos from another century. The dominating feeling these paintings convey is the joy and lightheartedness people experience when visiting the seaside. These positive emotions are shared by many regardless of their background or origin and I want to show this connecting and unifying element in my work.
In many of those pieces, I use neon colours as an artefact of our current time and the 21st century. The neon colours used in combination with the grey / black background colours shall let the memories from the photos pale and be transformed into a new reality to alter our perception whilst the lightheartedness and joy remains tangible. In my paintings, those emotions and feelings are timeless and universal phenomenons.
“Portraits" Series
The representation of timeless feelings also plays an important role in my second series showing portraits of women. An encounter with a geisha in Kyoto gave me the decisive impulse for this series. Never before had I seen a woman with such an aura. She could demand respect through her posture and the expression in her eyes only. I was deeply impressed and I felt the desire to capture these feelings on canvas. Over the years, more women inspired me - women who demonstrate strength, self-confidence, pride, dignity and power whilst keeping a distance to the observer.
I consciously portray women in their traditional garments and would like to show their emotions when wearing these clothes. Here, too, I work with neon colours as a medium to transform the past into the presence and to discontinue traditions. Hereby, gold foil and other metallic colours play a critical role as they accentuate this transcendent transition and evoke memories of religious icons.
For future series I plan to further leverage this theme of universally felt emotions in connection with the tension between tradition and modernity. I intend to investigate and capture cultural commonalities as well as global elements and patters with a unifying character. I am particularly interested in questions related to individuality in the context of universality and globalisation.
"Frida" is a painting that belongs to a series of portraits of women that I started in 2014, after returning from Japan.
„Non Figural/ Abstract” Series
These abstract works reflect my desire to experiment, try out and play with different materials. They allow me to express my mood and feelings - searching, intuitive, spontaneous, full of energy. Memories and emotions become visible: wild, frail, intense, sometimes only as shadows. Leveraging everything and anything that finds its way to my conscious mind, I explore surfaces, textures, and colours.
“Swimmer" Series
One of my series is called “Swimmer”, it was inspired by a photo album from the 1920s which I accidentally found when clearing an attic. In the “Swimmer" series I capture the happy moments spent by people on beaches - laughing, playing ball, sun bathing or sitting together - as depicted in those photos from another century. The dominating feeling these paintings convey is the joy and lightheartedness people experience when visiting the seaside. These positive emotions are shared by many regardless of their background or origin and I want to show this connecting and unifying element in my work.
In many of those pieces, I use neon colours as an artefact of our current time and the 21st century. The neon colours used in combination with the grey / black background colours shall let the memories from the photos pale and be transformed into a new reality to alter our perception whilst the lightheartedness and joy remains tangible. In my paintings, those emotions and feelings are timeless and universal phenomenons.
“Portraits" Series
The representation of timeless feelings also plays an important role in my second series showing portraits of women. An encounter with a geisha in Kyoto gave me the decisive impulse for this series. Never before had I seen a woman with such an aura. She could demand respect through her posture and the expression in her eyes only. I was deeply impressed and I felt the desire to capture these feelings on canvas. Over the years, more women inspired me - women who demonstrate strength, self-confidence, pride, dignity and power whilst keeping a distance to the observer.
I consciously portray women in their traditional garments and would like to show their emotions when wearing these clothes. Here, too, I work with neon colours as a medium to transform the past into the presence and to discontinue traditions. Hereby, gold foil and other metallic colours play a critical role as they accentuate this transcendent transition and evoke memories of religious icons.
For future series I plan to further leverage this theme of universally felt emotions in connection with the tension between tradition and modernity. I intend to investigate and capture cultural commonalities as well as global elements and patters with a unifying character. I am particularly interested in questions related to individuality in the context of universality and globalisation.
"Frida" is a painting that belongs to a series of portraits of women that I started in 2014, after returning from Japan.
„Non Figural/ Abstract” Series
These abstract works reflect my desire to experiment, try out and play with different materials. They allow me to express my mood and feelings - searching, intuitive, spontaneous, full of energy. Memories and emotions become visible: wild, frail, intense, sometimes only as shadows. Leveraging everything and anything that finds its way to my conscious mind, I explore surfaces, textures, and colours.
