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Christiane Hiltrop

2018 • Germany • Acrylic, Collage on Paper , Wood

31 x 16 in

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Christiane Hiltrop

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Medium : Acrylic, Collage on Paper , Wood
Framing : Framing on request
Dimensions : 31.5x15.7in

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Bamboo and Messenger
My work connects East and West, myth and present, the visible and the hidden. Each layer tells a story of change, transience, and new beginnings. Through the process-oriented interplay of ink, acrylic, pencil, charcoal, and collage on open wooden supports, multi-layered pictorial spaces emerge. Varying depths and formats allow for flexible hanging arrangements—horizontal, vertical, or freely combined—and open up new perspectives… on the interplay of line, surface, and space.
European and Japanese visual worlds meet in open surfaces and condense into spaces of meaning where the process of creation remains visible. In Shinto, bamboo symbolizes protection and, as kadomatsu, serves to invite the gods. The figure of the messenger—traditionally attributed to the monkey—connects these levels and acts as a mediator between the worlds.

NOTE: Open wooden beam with flexible suspension.

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Christiane Hiltrop

Germany

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Christiane Hiltrop develops open pictorial structures that exist between surface and space. Through the layering of paper, ink, acrylic, pencil, charcoal, and collage on an open wooden support, she creates dense yet breathable surfaces. Material is understood not merely as a support, but as an active component of the pictorial process.
Variable orientations change the perception of the work in space and constantly open up new perspectives – the viewer can become part of this open process.
In terms of content, European and Japanese visual logics merge as permeable layers. Signs, shifts in scale, and transparent planes create tensions between visibility and concealment, movement and stillness.
Hiltrop has a background in visual communication, art history, and modern Japanese studies. Her academic engagement with image theory and cultural studies shapes the conceptual orientation of her work.

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Christiane Hiltrop

Bambus und Bote

$4,770