{"product_id":"der-besucher-i-figur-uber-respekt-und-begegnung","title":"The Visitor I – Figure about respect and encounter","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProperty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Visitor I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmear board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e80 × 120 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnique piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree of charge, within 3 working days\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtelier Hellbusch, Wiesbaden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a sign becomes an attitude\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Visitor I starts from a simple pictogram. We encounter such signs every day. They are clear, functional, and seemingly self-evident. What interested me, however, was less the figure itself than the idea that might stand behind it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Visitor stands for the encounter with the Other. For the willingness to listen, to endure differences, and to meet people with respect. Not as a moral demand, but as the basis of living well together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA figure for our time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany of today’s challenges no longer affect just individual countries or groups. They are global, complex, and can only be solved together. At the same time, the ability to tolerate differing opinions and treat one another with respect seems increasingly under pressure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Visitor I arose from this observation. The figure is a reminder that collaboration begins where people perceive one another at all. Respect does not mean agreement. Respect means granting the other person a place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight in the darkness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figure appears out of a dark pictorial space. Above it, a bright circle opens up, reminiscent of a moon, a light source or a space of thought. The figure appears neither heroic nor dominant. It emerges quietly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is precisely this that gives it its presence. The Visitor demands nothing. He does not come to lecture or convince. He is simply there. In a time of constant loudness, this quiet presence itself becomes a statement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContemporary figurative painting in oil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike all works in the series, The Visitor I was also created in oil. Visible layers of paint, overlaps, and spontaneous interventions remain part of the finished work. The painting does not describe the figure precisely, but lets it emerge and disappear again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween figuration and abstraction, the painting develops an openness that allows for different readings. From a simple sign a figure emerges, and from a figure an idea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmear Board – Familiar signs reconsidered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Schmiertafel series deals with generally familiar pictorial signs such as flowers, smileys, trees or figures. They are simple forms that everyone recognizes and whose meaning seems fixed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn these paintings, the form remains while its execution becomes increasingly uncertain. Color no longer follows the expected paths, decisions become visible, corrections leave new traces. From something familiar, a state emerges between order and dissolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe works are about the fragility of simple certainties. They show how even stable signs can lose their self-evidence and how small shifts can open up a new, more open pictorial space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal painting by Mark Hellbusch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Visitor I is a one-of-a-kind original from my studio in Wiesbaden near Frankfurt. Like all works in the series, the painting emerges in an open process between symbol, color, and experimental painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover more works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe following visual worlds offer insights into different work phases, themes and artistic questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/schmiertafel-bildzeichen-zwischen-ordnung-und-kontrollverlust\" title=\"Schmiertafel\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSmear board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"Die Palette\" href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/die-palette-abstrakte-wandobjekte-und-objektkunst-aus-farbe\"\u003e,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/grosse-gemalde\" title=\"Große Formate\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003elarge paintings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mittlere Formate\" href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/mittlere-formate?_pos=1\u0026_psq=mitt\u0026_ss=e\u0026_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Großformate\" href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/grosse-gemalde?_pos=2\u0026_psq=gr\u0026_ss=e\u0026_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"schwarze abstrakte Gemälde\" href=\"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/collections\/schwarze-gemalde\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eblack paintings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have been a freelance painter since 1997 and have explored a wide range of themes in painting. While I worked predominantly in expressive painting up to 2007, my focus today is primarily on experimental art. My personal background and many further groups of works can be found in the “About the artist” section.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact \u0026 Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0176-21916227\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:markhellbusch@web.de\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003emarkhellbusch@web.de\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudio in Wiesbaden – viewings by appointment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirect purchase and shipping also available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atelier Hellbusch","offers":[{"title":" Default Title ","offer_id":53177976815883,"sku":null,"price":2690.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/5393\/3105\/files\/Der.Besucher.I.Gemaelde.schwarz.weiss.HOM0.jpg?v=1781258739","url":"https:\/\/markhellbusch.com\/en\/products\/the-visitor-i-figure-about-respect-and-encounter","provider":"Atelier Hellbusch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}