Tatjana Gerhard
Born in 1974.
According to the available notices, Tatjana Gerhard distinguishes herself through a painting practice centred on the human figure, in which attention is directed less towards outward appearance than towards what it conceals. Her work explores psychological interiority and the variation of behaviour according to context, recurrent concerns that structure her figurative compositions.
Oil painting is identified as her preferred medium, chosen for its capacity to convey these questions of flesh and psyche. The starting point of her canvases is described as organic and open: the artist initiates processes without a strict plan, allowing the image to unfold as the work progresses. This method contributes to an ambivalent tone: some works may appear playful and amusing, while others take on an almost nightmarish character.
The S.M.A.K. page notes the presence of a dossier devoted to the artist, listing entries entitled “Oeuvres” and “Expositions” under the name Tatjana Gerhard.
Among recent public occurrences, Gerhard appears in the selection of artists brought together for Disabstraction Sunrise, an exhibition accompanied by a publication issued at the end of the exhibition and contextualising the curatorial proposition that brings abstraction and figuration into dialogue. The list of participants in this exhibition attests to her presence within a documented collective grouping.
In formal and methodological terms, the available elements converge on the image of a figurative oil painting practice in which the economy of organic gesture, tonal modulation, and the exploration of interiority together form a practice attentive to emotional ambiguities.
These indications relate principally to the nature and themes of the work; for a more detailed notice, the dossier would need to be supplemented with dated work entries, images, and further biographical and curatorial information.
