The Search for Light in Göttingen: Egbert Krause-Wessel's Luminous Paintings


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The Search for Light: Egbert Krause-Wessel's Illuminating Image Worlds
The exhibition The Search for Light invites you to a concentrated examination of the work at the Torhaus Gallery in Göttingen. On October 10, 2026, the painting of Egbert Krause-Wessel will be the focus – an aesthetic experience between luminous gold leaf, transparent glazes, and fantastic formations.
Light as a Painterly Material
A selection of works since 1980 will be presented, primarily using oil glaze technique on cardboard, silk, and gold leaf. The multi-layered surfaces combine the color effect of the painting with the material presence of the image ground. Light appears not only as a motif but as an active component of the composition.
Between Abstraction and Free Association
Krause-Wessel is interested in extraordinary structures and fantastic formations – in manifestations where more becomes visible than the immediately representational. Color fields, overlays, and fine contours open an image space that oscillates between abstract art, inner landscapes, and organic movement.
A Versatile Artistic Development
Egbert Krause-Wessel was born in 1952 in Bad Harzburg and has been working as an artist since the early 1970s. In addition to the oil glaze technique on cardboard and silk, he developed works with pastel, watercolor, graphite, and charcoal. Since 1989, he has also created etchings on gold leaf and silver leaf, as well as sculptural works from soapstone. His exhibitions have taken him to Göttingen, Hamburg, Essen, Freiburg, Munich, and Paris, among others.
Art Experience at the Torhaus Gallery
The atmosphere of the exhibition thrives on the immediate encounter with the originals. Particularly the reflective image carriers and transparent color layers unfold their effect in the changing light of the gallery space. The exhibition thus offers cultural education not as mere knowledge transfer but as a sensual examination of the works: seeing, comparing, lingering, and developing one's associations.
Conclusion: An Invitation to Conscious Seeing
The Search for Light opens a quiet, intense access to the painting of Egbert Krause-Wessel. Visitors can expect an art experience full of depth, luminosity, and open forms. Anyone wishing to experience abstract painting, special materials, and art historically interesting techniques firsthand should attend the exhibition at the Torhaus Gallery in Göttingen.
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