nalu series
Nalu steht in der hawaiianischen Sprache für die Welle. Diese bringt die Reflexion auf der Wasseroberfläche in Bewegung, verzerrt diese und abstrahiert so die gespiegelte Realität. Diese Werkserie ist das Resultat einer lnspirationsreise der Künstlerin auf 3 hawaiianischen Inseln, Maui, Kauai und Big Island. Die Faszination an einem Tag hohe Vulkane, üppigen Regenwald, karge Trockengebiete, das Meer - sowohl unter wie über Wasser - erleben zu können, hat der Künstlerin den Impuls für diese Serie gegeben. Jedes einzelne Highlight erstrahlt für sich selbst betrachtet in einer äusserlichen Monotonie und inneren Vielseitigkeit. Carole Kohler setzt die vielfältige, hawaiianische Realität in abstrakten Werkteilen um und spiegelt diese neue, abstrakte Realität an der Illusion einer figurativen Wasseroberfläche. Sie abstrahiert in der Nalu Serie Reales, um es im nächsten Moment in einer figürlichen Art erneut zu abstrahieren. Die Künstlerin erweitert für ihre Abstraktionen rein optische Impressionen durch den expressiven Ausdruck von Unsichtbarem, wie der Atmosphäre, der Stimmung und der Integration von Bewegung und Dynamik. Erlebte Farben und Formen tauchen nicht ungefiltert in den Werken auf, sondern werden expressionistisch abstrahiert und umgesetzt. Sie will mit der Spiegelung einen flüchtigen Moment, einen Gedanken festhalten, der sie auf der Inspirationsreise gefesselt hat, um diesen- gleich einer Welle - wieder loszulassen und neuen Momenten Raum zu geben. Bewegtes Wasser lässt einen zur Ruhe kommen und erlebte Eindrücke wiedererleben. Die Künstlerin vollzieht in ihren Werken einen Perspektivenwechsel und zeigt, spiegelt ihre Inselerlebnisse vom Meer her, quasi aus einer Aussensicht.
opposites series
stage series
Auf ihrem Weg in die absolute Abstraktion hat die Künstlerin mit der Serie "Stage" einen neuen Meilenstein geschaffen. Die zunehmende Reduktion ist wesentlicher Inhalt der Werke in dieser Serie, die formal an eine Bühne in einem endlosen Auditorium erinnern, auf denen Bewegung, Akustisches etc. vorgetragen wird. Es ist eine Reduktion, die eine Ausdehnung erlaubt und zulässt.
momentum series
The central theme of this series is momentum, the movement captured in the still structures of the image. These works are characterized by special techniques that the artist incorporates into her current works.
true colors series
This true colors series, as the name suggests, plays with the special use of colors, with a new, expressive color scheme. This is intended to achieve increased luminosity and enhanced expression .
hyperabstract series
The artist has been striving for years to abstract her works more and more, to offer the viewer fewer and fewer clues for interpretation and thus to create more freedom in viewing the image. The viewer should not be distracted by "logical", obvious parts of the picture, but should be able to rely completely on his daily new interpretation of the work.
white water series
Inspired by the fascination of water, its reflections, its refraction, its depth, its width, its waves, its whitecaps, its calm and wildness, in liquid and frozen form, I have created a unique series that impresses with its extraordinary depth and complexity .
peek-a-dance series
In 2022 I created a series of images that are basically based on the elements of the Peek-a-boo series. The theme of hide-and-seek and camouflage inspired me. I have deposited the silhouette of a dancer in these images.
peek-a-boo series
This series plays with hide-and-seek, camouflage, the invisible
flashback series
I usually create abstract artworks. But my roots are in figurative painting, in photo-realistic charcoal portraits. For this series I did a personal flashback and mixed abstract planes with portraits of dancers.
rolling series
In this series, black and white tones come together in lively cooperation on the canvas. They mutually influence each other, mix, overlap in a rolling movement, so that a new, colorless colourfulness can emerge. Black and white motley. The two opposites attract, complement and at the same time repel each other.
raw series
This series is based on oriental desert motifs, patterns, tracks in the sand and the burning desert sun. It is inspired by a desert trek on camels through Morocco's Sahara. The pictures in this series are designed on raw canvas, which shimmers through in places with its desert-like coloring.
keyword series
This series is based on various key words that are essential for me, the keywords. I was inspired by these terms and drew on my wealth of travel impressions during the corona-related isolation. This is how special pictures were created that embody important artistic values for me and were created in a special situation. All of these keywords are abstract terms that I have also represented artistically in the works of this series in an abstract way.
signum series
The Signum series was created exclusively in 2020, in a small number, mostly in large-format images. Signum is inspired by abstract signs, signatures, calligraphy with characters primarily from East Asia. Not only the graphic expression of these signs is omnipresent, but also the movement, the rhythm and the verve that are necessary for writing.
nordic feeling series
The works in this series were created as part of my project NORDIC FEELING during the 2-month artist residency at the Kirsten Kjaer Museum in Frostrup, North Jutland, Denmark. The paintings are mainly inspired by the roughness of northern Denmark's beaches, the wild weather, the stormy sea, the cold gusts of wind, the screeching of seagulls. Abstract motifs of seaweed dancing in the current appear again and again in the pictures. A large part of this series is in medium-sized square formats, the minority in large format.
open air series
This series was designed for pressure use on large clamping walls. That is why it differs significantly from other paintings by this artist. So that these pictures can also be used in sections for the stretch ceiling print, she has largely dispensed with structuring lines and equipped the works more fluently and with smooth transitions. As the name already implies, these works are less tangible, powerfully moved and through semi-transparencies with a great layering and depth.
more series coming soon
This small series was created using a special technique with bitumen and acrylic. I play with the different solubilities of the two base materials. Due to the technique, these works show rather circular forms, which explains the series title of "Ranging a Wheel". Some of these works are also used for stretch ceiling printing and thus bear certain characteristics of the Open Air series, such as the majority of structuring lines being dispensed with. These works are also difficult to grasp, powerfully moved and, thanks to semi-transparencies, with great layering and depth. The cartwheel series is kept in large, exclusively landscape-format images.
miami river series
These works (limited series of originally 6 square images) were created especially for the Miami River Art Fair 2018 (Art Basel Miami Week). This series impresses with its spatial depth, light-shadow contrasts, strong dividing lines and soft, semi-transparent transitions. In this series, the artist used acrylic resin as a further stylistic element to make black surfaces even darker and more unfathomable and to be able to play with matt-gloss contrasts. Some of the works look as if they were wet.
reflections series
As the name already implies, this abstract series is about reflections, reflections, reflections, optical distortions. I applied my technical knowledge from my figurative time and created optical illusions in the works, which give the viewer the impression of points of light, shine, reflections and flickering in the air. I also used some acrylic resin to contrast the apparent reflection in the picture with a truly reflective surface. I used this stylistic element to make black areas even darker and more unfathomable and to be able to play with matt-gloss contrasts.
The aluminized series represents the artistic follow-up to the 8-month art residency in Provence (Prix de la Sarazzine 2015). These works were all created after the time in the south of France from the impressions and memories in the home studio in Switzerland. The special light of Provence was the focus of this series. I also tried to capture this light in a series of sculptures in highly polished aluminum. Illuminated - aluminized. This would also explain the sponsorship for the series name of the picture series.
aluminized series
provenance series
This series was created during the 8-month art residency in Provence as part of winning the "Prix de la Sarrazine" art prize, which I was allowed to complete in Lauris in 2015. These works embody the essence of Provence, which the artist experienced during this time and whose manifestation she has set herself as a project theme. The works in this extensive series implement the colors of Provence as well as the special light, the experiences of the time, and even the sounds and moods. Important information: I have granted image rights to some of these works as a license for art prints. The licensee may produce and sell large-format stretch walls and stretch ceilings.
