NYAB Event - Michael Goldgruber "Lookout"

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At The Guild, NY
Media: Painting, Photography

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According to curator, Günther Oberhollenzer of the Essl Museum, Vienna, "Michael Goldgruber observes humans in nature. Panoramic views of monumental alpine sceneries, tourists at overlook points, a trip on a cog railroad through a tunnel – these photographs, paintings, and videos revolve around one subject: man as he walks out into nature, as he gazes at the scenery. Goldgruber's work is not noisy or obtrusive; it takes patience, concentration, and sensitivity on the beholder's part to unlock its meanings."

Just as traditional landscapes were experienced through cartographs for instance, Goldgruber brings to light how the media reconstructs and thereby imposes on us the definition of ideal beauty in nature. His re working of the gaze creates a sense of detached engagement on part of the viewer. Creating blurred black and white images of people who have come to view a breathtaking landscape from a platform, Goldgruber takes the initial incomprehension experienced by the viewer a step further. He ingeniously includes the human presence only to reinforce their 'invisibility' or impassive spectatorship.

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