Gerhard DOEHLER
Born in 1953 in Karlsruhe (Germany)
His works are exhibited since 2009 at the Oniris gallery
He lived in Germany and in the south of France where he passed away in 2020
2020 : solo show at galerie Oniris, Rennes + Art Paris Art Fair group show
2015 : Slick Paris art fair, duo show with Vera Molnar
2013 : Art Karlsruhe, stand Oniris, Karlsruhe, Allemagne + solo show at galerie Oniris, Rennes
2011 : Archétypes avec W. Leblanc, galerie Oniris, Rennes
2010: Art Paris, Grand Palais, stand Oniris, Paris
2009 : first solo show at galerie Oniris, Rennes
2003… 2009 : Art Basel, stand Fanal, Bâle, Suisse
2006: Bildertausch, Musée Ritter, Waldenburg, Allemagne
2005: Arithmeum, Bonn, Allemagne
1999 : Chromophores 3, Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence
The first thing that strikes you when you enter a space occupied by Gerhard Doehler is the lightness, the brightness, the coloured vibrations of the rooms and the space. The supports are varied, but they all have very simple shapes: lines, squares, but above all circles.
One should not see an isolated work, one should see the whole. If the pieces are abstract, geometric, you can create a narrative.
These forms do not in themselves evoke anything particular, do not refer to any object, to any function, which would make it possible to identify or even compare them. They impose themselves by the evidence of their state, of their presence, and constitute in a way archetypal models, and seem to be there only as a support of colour and light. Colours are reduced to a few strokes, to rather small surfaces, sometimes, at first glance, we do not even see them if we perceive them.
In order to give these vibrations brought by the colour and light emanating from his circles, the artist goes through a work that supposes a rigorous execution. The acrylic paint is sprayed, the successive layers of varnish are sanded. These operations, repeated several times, then allow the colour, its reflections and shadows, to reach its full intensity. The changeover to aluminium supports has also made it possible to reinforce these vibrations. The works are always presented in series: at least two works are needed for the play to appear. The two pieces have not necessarily been created in relation to each other but can be juxtaposed. It is the variations of these duets that bring out the nuances, sensitivities and effects.
These unique works, although they are all in volume and relief, are to be appreciated mainly as "canvases". Indeed, for Gerhard Doehler, his works are not really paintings in the usual sense of the word, but their lightness prevents them from being seen as sculptures or objects. This is an original approach by Gerhard Doehler who cannot fit into the "optical", "constructed" or any other movement inscribed in contemporary art, but here a work of colourist is put forward, which associates the colour of the paint with the luminosity of the material.
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Sans titre cercle, 2007Acrylique et vernis sur aluminium180 cm de diamètre€ 16,500.00View more details
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Chromophores, 2012Acrylique sur bois183 x 185 x 5 cm€ 14,500.00View more details
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Chromophores, 2012Acrylique sur bois177 x 185 x 5 cm€ 14,500.00View more details
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Chromophores, 2012Acrylique sur bois177 x 185 x 5 cm€ 14,500.00View more details
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Sans titre cercle, 2005Acrylique et vernis sur aluminium132 cm de diamètre€ 9,000.00View more details
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Sans titre cercle, 2009Acrylique et vernis sur aluminium90 cm de diamètre€ 6,500.00View more details
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Sans titre cercle, 2008Acrylique et vernis sur aluminium60 cm de diamètre€ 6,500.00View more details
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Chromophores (de la série Ontological Parameter Fixing), 1998Acrylique sur bois6x 177 x 5 x 5 cm€ 5,500.00View more details
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Sans titre cercle, 2009Acrylique et vernis sur aluminium60 cm de diamètre€ 4,500.00View more details
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Chromophores, 2007Acrylique sur aluminium laqué40 x 40 x 2 cm€ 4,500.00View more details
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Sans titre cercle, 2007Acrylique et vernis sur aluminium57,5 cm de diamètre€ 4,500.00View more details
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Sans titre cercle, 2007Acrylique et vernis sur aluminium50 cm de diamètre€ 3,500.00View more details
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Sans titre cercle, 2006Acrylique et vernis sur aluminium40 cm de diamètre€ 2,500.00View more details
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Sans titre cercle, 2006Acrylique et vernis sur aluminium27 cm de diamètre€ 2,000.00View more details
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Sans titre, 1995Acrylique sur toile40 x 20 cm€ 2,000.00View more details
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Chromophores (Jaune Vert Rose), 2012Acrylique sur boisTrois éléments de 14 x 14 x 5 cm€ 1,500.00View more details
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Sans titre (réf. 07A), 14/21, 2007Eau forte sur papier
Etching on paper35 x 35 cm
13 3/4 x 13 3/4 inView more detailsGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 07A), 14/21, 2007€ 600.00 -
Sans titre (réf. 07A), 10/21, 2007Eau forte sur papier
Etching on paper35 x 35 cm
13 3/4 x 13 3/4 inView more detailsGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 07A), 10/21, 2007€ 600.00 -
Chromophore (Bleu), 2005Acrylique sur bois14 x 14 x 5 cm€ 500.00View more details
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Chromophore (Orange), 2005Acrylique sur bois14 x 14 x 5 cm€ 500.00View more details
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Chromophore (Vert), 2005Acrylique sur bois14 x 14 x 5 cm€ 500.00View more details
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Sans titre (réf. 06A), 14/40, 2006Sérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paper66 x 50 cm
26 x 19 3/4 inView more detailsGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 06A), 14/40, 2006€ 400.00 -
Sans titre (réf. 06B), 14/40, 2006Sérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paper66 x 50 cm
26 x 19 3/4 inView more detailsGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 06B), 14/40, 2006€ 400.00 -
Sans titre (réf. 06C), 50/60, 2006Sérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paper70 x 70 cm
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 inView more detailsGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 06C), 50/60, 2006€ 400.00 -
Sans titre (réf. 06D), 49/60, 2006Sérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paper70 x 70 cm
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 inView more detailsGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 06D), 49/60, 2006€ 400.00
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Oniris - 35 years
Special anniversary exhibition 12 June - 25 September 2021 Gallery 38, Gallery 42Opened in 1986, the Oniris Gallery is pleased to invite you to celebrate its 35th anniversary with an exhibition event during the summer of 2021.Read more
Whether it is a celebration or a family event, it is above all an opportunity to bring together the artists, collectors and enthusiasts who have followed the Oniris gallery project in its successive evolutions for over three decades. -
Gerhard DOEHLER
Cercles and chromophores 1 October - 21 November 2020 Gallery 42The Oniris gallery pays tribute to Gerhard Doehler who passed away in the summer of 2020. For the past twelve years, Oniris has regularly presented the work of Gerhard Doehler in solo and group exhibitions in Rennes and during his participation in contemporary art fairs in Paris and internationally.Read more -
Les artistes de la galerie
Selection of works - winter 2016 4 February - 5 March 2016 Gallery 42In February-March 2016, the Oniris Gallery is offering a group exhibition entitled simply THE GALLERY ARTISTS. This group exhibition offers the opportunity to discover in Rennes a selection of works that have been exhibited little or not at all during the exhibitions at the gallery. Its hanging is not fixed; it varies during the weeks of the exhibition.Read more -
Gerhard DOEHLER
Recent works 26 April - 8 June 2013 Gallery 38Presented in a solo exhibition in Rennes for the first time in 2009, Gerhard Doehler returns in spring 2013 to present his recent creations at the Oniris gallery.Read more