Gert & Uwe Tobias’ solo exhibition “To Bid the Dog Goodbye” at Kunstverein Lübeck, Overbeck-Gesellschaft, is on view through March 19, 2024.
Contextualizing themes of vanitas, memento mori, and votive images, particularly in large still lifes, the artistic duo offers a contemporary take on classic motifs, providing a profound exploration of life's fleeting nature during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The paintings feature a morbidity in floral elements and a mask-like grotesque, evoking a sense of sacredness through suspended individual elements. The spiritual, representing the delicate balance between life and death, emerges as a reflective mirror of life.
Photo credit: Fred Dott
April 16, 2024
