Spectacular opening of Leon Loewentraut's art in Madrid with violinist David Garrett

Spectacular opening of Leon Löwentraut's art in Madrid with violinist David Garrett - the most beautiful pictures

Art Calendar, 12 September 2022

Spectacular opening of Leon Löwentraut's art in Madrid with violinist David Garrett - the most beautiful pictures

The exhibition runs until 03 December 2022 at the Gerhardt Braun Gallery, Madrid

David Garrett and Leon Loewentraut in Madrid - ©Sebastian Drueen, Rights: Leon Loewentraut

Düsseldorf, 12 September 2022: Under the title "NO LIMITS" featuring "VOLAR", the newly opened Gerhardt Braun Gallery in Madrid is showing works by the German artist Leon Löwentraut. On display are 22 paintings, charcoal drawings, four sculptures and the spatial installation "Volar", which the 24-year-old developed together with the master class of the "Virtual Design" course at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences. The artist had a teaching assignment there during the winter semester on "Future Exhibition Design".

For the opening, around 400 guests crowded into the two-storey gallery in Salamanca, Madrid's posh district. Löwentraut emphasised in his opening speech: "There are no limits in art. If there are, it is the artist's task to overcome them." He added: "Art can only live if it is absolutely free. That's why my paintings are so explosive."

A highlight of the vernissage: star violinist David Garrett played five pieces of music and an encore. In his subsequent speech, the violinist enthused about the art of Leon Löwentraut, whom he described as a good friend.

Among the guests at the vernissage were: Isabella Neisinger-Langer from the German Embassy in Madrid, Zurich gallery owner Claudius Ochsner, young entrepreneur Florian Falk, Spanish actress Mar Flores, interior designer Aneta Mijatovic, Zurich-based Mexican artist Susana Anaya and Spanish composer Juan Antonio Simarro. The day before, TV presenter Johannes B. Kerner had already visited the exhibition with his daughter Emily, who is studying in Madrid.

Johannes B. Kerner- ©Sebastian Druen, Rights: Leon Loewentraut

©Sebastian Druen, Rights: Leon Loewentraut

Gerhardt Braun and Leon Löwentraut ©Sebastian Druen, Rights: Leon Loewentraut

"Volar"

The exhibition concept "Volar", which Alethea already reported on, was explained by Professor Matthias Pfaff during the vernissage: "Works of fine art can be experienced in exhibitions primarily visually and only rarely haptically. If you transfer analogue works of art into a digital world, this becomes different. As a rule, touching and grasping a painting is not allowed. 3D scanning and 3D printing, however, allow interaction between the viewer and the painting."

Background

Löwentraut painted the work that is the subject of the installation in the Virtual Lab at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences. Via motion capture and with microphones, Löwentraut's movements were recorded while painting. Measurements of his brain waves are to show how Löwentraut gets into a "flow" during the creative process. Leon Löwentraut emphasised: "When I'm painting, I forget everything around me - sometimes I feel like I'm flying."

The 24-year-old Leon Löwentraut has made a name for himself in the international art world with impressive speed: his exhibition openings in New York, London, Vienna, Venice, Munich, Zurich, Copenhagen and Ibiza, among others, are considered spectacular. But his art also inspires and polarises. The business magazine Forbes chose him as one of the "30 under 30" (the 30 most important personalities under 30).

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The exhibition

The exhibition runs until 03 December 2022

Gerhardt Braun Gallery

Calle Claudio Coello 72

28001 Madrid

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Spektakuläre Eröffnung der Kunst von Leon Löwentraut in Madrid mit Violinist David Garrett - die schönsten Bilder

Die Ausstellung läuft bis 03. Dezember 2022 in der Gerhardt Braun Gallery, Madrid

Düsseldorf, 12. September 2022: Unter dem Titel „NO LIMITS“ featuring „VOLAR“ zeigt die in Madrid neu eröffnete Gerhardt Braun Gallery Werke des deutschen Künstlers Leon Löwentraut. Zu sehen sind 22 Gemälde, Kohlezeichnungen, vier Skulpturen und die Rauminstallation „Volar“, die der erst 24-jährige zusammen mit der Masterclass des Studiengangs „Virtual Design“ der Hochschule Kaiserslautern entwickelt hat. Der Künstler hatte dort während des Wintersemesters einen Lehrauftrag „Future Exhibition Design“.

Zum Opening drängten sich rund 400 Gäste in die zweistöckige Galerie in Salamanca, dem Nobelviertel von Madrid. Löwentraut betonte in seiner Eröffnungsrede: „In der Kunst gibt es keine Grenzen. Wenn es welche gibt, ist es die Aufgabe des Künstlers, sie zu überwinden.“ Er fügte hinzu: „Kunst kann nur leben, wenn sie absolut frei ist. Deshalb sind meine Bilder so explosionsartig.“ Ein Highlight der Vernissage: Star-Violinist David Garrett spielte fünf Musikstücke und eine Zugabe. In seiner anschließenden Ansprache schwärmte der Geiger von der Kunst Leon Löwentrauts, den er als guten Freund bezeichnete.

Unter den Gästen der Vernissage sah man u.a.: Isabella Neisinger-Langer von der Deutschen Botschaft in Madrid, den Züricher Galeristen Claudius Ochsner, den Jungunternehmer Florian Falk, die spanische Schauspielerin Mar Flores, die Interior-Designerin Aneta Mijatovic, die in Zürich lebende mexikanische Künstlerin Susana Anaya und den spanischen Komponisten Juan Antonio Simarro. Am Vortag hatte bereits TV-Moderator Johannes B. Kerner mit seiner Tochter Emily, die in Madrid studiert, die Ausstellung besucht.

„Volar“

Das Ausstellungskonzept „Volar“, über das Alethea bereits berichtete, wurde von Professor Matthias Pfaff erklärt während der Vernissage: „Werke der bildenden Kunst sind in Ausstellungen vor allem visuell und nur selten haptisch erfahrbar. Überträgt man analoge Kunstwerke in eine digitale Welt, wird das anders. Gerade das Anfassen und Begreifen eines Gemäldes ist in der Regel nicht erlaubt. 3D-Scan und 3D-Druck ermöglichen aber eine Interaktion zwischen Betrachter und Bild.“

Hintergrund:

Das Werk, um das es bei der Installation geht, hat Löwentraut im Virtual Lab der Hochschule Kaiserslautern gemalt. Via Motion Capture und mit Mikrofonen sind Löwentrauts Bewegungen beim Malen erfasst worden. Messungen seiner Hirnströme sollen zeigen, wie Löwentraut im Schaffensprozess in einen „Flow“ gerät. Leon Löwentraut betonte: “Beim Malen vergesse ich alles um mich herum – manchmal habe ich das Gefühl, zu fliegen.“

Der 24-jährige Leon Löwentraut hat sich mit beeindruckender Geschwindigkeit einen Namen in der internationalen Kunstwelt gemacht: Seine Ausstellungseröffnungen u.a. in New York, London, Wien, Venedig, München, Zürich, Kopenhagen und Ibiza gelten als spektakulär. Seine Kunst begeistert und polarisiert aber auch. Das Wirtschaftsmagazin Forbes wählte ihn unter die „30 under 30“ (die 30 wichtigsten Persönlichkeiten unter 30 Jahren).

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Die Ausstellung

Die Ausstellung läuft bis 03. Dezember 2022

Gerhardt Braun Gallery

Calle Claudio Coello 72

28001 Madrid

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