About the painting
From a distance they are veils of blue and violet running over the surface like rain. Come closer, and a fine grid of pale rectangles shimmers in the middle, bringing to mind rooftops and facades. Imed Ben Tahar was born in Tunisia and lives in Germany. “Erfundene Heimaten” (Invented Homelands) was the title of one of his exhibitions in Tübingen in 2016. Here stands a city that exists nowhere and that you recognise all the same.
Description
Blue and violet veils run over the surface like rain. In the middle a pale, finely gridded structure shimmers, suggesting rooftops and facades. Right at the bottom a small yellow wedge sets the only warm accent. 140 × 140 cm: a picture for large walls and high rooms.
In the room
The painting hangs here at its real size, next to a 210 cm sofa and a person who is 175 cm tall.
