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Gregor Hildebrandt — Mondschein beschienene Blätter - A Forest (Cure)
Gregor Hildebrandt

Mondschein beschienene Blätter - A Forest (Cure)

2010

A hauntingly atmospheric work by Gregor Hildebrandt, this piece layers acrylic paint with cassette tape — a signature material in the artist's practice — to evoke a moonlit forest scene. The magnetic tape, laden with its own invisible sonic history, creates a shimmering, textured surface that suggests the play of pale light filtering through darkened leaves. The title's reference to The Cure hints at a melancholic romanticism, fusing musical memory with visual landscape in a meditation on nostalgia and the night.

Medium
acrylic and cassette tape laid on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 10, 2017

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Gregor Hildebrandt, Mondschein beschienene Blätter - A Forest (Cure), 2010

A hauntingly atmospheric work by Gregor Hildebrandt, this piece layers acrylic paint with cassette tape — a signature material in the artist's practice — to evoke a moonlit forest scene. The magnetic tape, laden with its own invisible sonic history, creates a shimmering, textured surface that suggests the play of pale light filtering through darkened leaves. The title's reference to The Cure hints at a melancholic romanticism, fusing musical memory with visual landscape in a meditation on nostalgia and the night.

Medium
acrylic and cassette tape laid on canvas
Year
2010
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, Nocturnal Mood, German Artist, Melancholic Mood, Material Art, Post-Punk Influence, Dark Palette, Post-Conceptual Art, Canvas Work, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Canvas, 21st Century, Cassette Tape Art, Contemporary Art, Music Inspired, Abstract, Found Materials, Black and White

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