Franco-German artist Gerhard Doehler was born in Karlsruhe in 1953.
He lived in Germany and the south of France, where he died in 2020
Since 2009, his work has been exhibited at the Oniris gallery
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.
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
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique et vernis sur aluminiumSans titre cercle, 2007180 cm de diamètre€ 16,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique sur boisChromophores, 2012183 x 185 x 5 cm€ 14,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique sur boisChromophores, 2012177 x 185 x 5 cm€ 14,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique sur boisChromophores, 2012177 x 185 x 5 cm€ 14,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique et vernis sur aluminiumSans titre cercle, 2005132 cm de diamètre€ 9,000.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique et vernis sur aluminiumSans titre cercle, 200990 cm de diamètre€ 6,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique et vernis sur aluminiumSans titre cercle, 200860 cm de diamètre€ 6,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique sur boisChromophores (de la série Ontological Parameter Fixing), 19986x 177 x 5 x 5 cm€ 5,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique et vernis sur aluminiumSans titre cercle, 200960 cm de diamètre€ 4,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique sur aluminium laquéChromophores, 200740 x 40 x 2 cmMoreGerhard DOEHLER, Chromophores, 2007€ 4,500.00
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique et vernis sur aluminiumSans titre cercle, 200757,5 cm de diamètre€ 4,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique et vernis sur aluminiumSans titre cercle, 200750 cm de diamètre€ 3,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique et vernis sur aluminiumSans titre cercle, 200640 cm de diamètreMoreGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre cercle, 2006€ 2,500.00
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique et vernis sur aluminiumSans titre cercle, 200627 cm de diamètreMoreGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre cercle, 2006€ 2,000.00
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique sur toileSans titre, 199540 x 20 cm€ 2,000.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique sur boisChromophores (Jaune Vert Rose), 2012Trois éléments de 14 x 14 x 5 cm€ 1,500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLEREau forte sur papier
Etching on paperSans titre (réf. 07A), 200735 x 35 cm
13 3/4 x 13 3/4 inn° 10/21MoreGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 07A), 2007€ 600.00 -
Gerhard DOEHLEREau forte sur papier
Etching on paperSans titre (réf. 07A), 200735 x 35 cm
13 3/4 x 13 3/4 inn° 14/21MoreGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 07A), 2007€ 600.00 -
Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique sur boisChromophore (Bleu), 200514 x 14 x 5 cm€ 500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique sur boisChromophore (Orange), 200514 x 14 x 5 cm€ 500.00More
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Gerhard DOEHLERAcrylique sur boisChromophore (Vert), 200514 x 14 x 5 cmMoreGerhard DOEHLER, Chromophore (Vert), 2005€ 500.00
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Gerhard DOEHLERSérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paperSans titre (réf. 06A), 14/40, 200666 x 50 cm
26 x 19 3/4 inMoreGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 06A), 14/40, 2006€ 400.00 -
Gerhard DOEHLERSérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paperSans titre (réf. 06B), 200666 x 50 cm
26 x 19 3/4 inn° 14/40MoreGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 06B), 2006€ 400.00 -
Gerhard DOEHLERSérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paperSans titre (réf. 06C), 200670 x 70 cm
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 inn° 50/60MoreGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 06C), 2006€ 400.00 -
Gerhard DOEHLERSérigraphie sur papier
Silk screen printing on paperSans titre (réf. 06D), 200670 x 70 cm
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 inn° 49/60MoreGerhard DOEHLER, Sans titre (réf. 06D), 2006€ 400.00
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