Daiel Lergon "Medusa" Solo Exhibition

Daiel Lergon "Medusa" Solo Exhibition: On view from October 22 to December 19 at Almine Rech Gallery. Daiel Lergon (born 1978) is a rising young artist in contemporary Germany and a leading figure in current painting art. The theme of the "Medusa" solo exhibition draws from Greek mythology; this tragic Medusa story reveals mirror-like perspectives and transformative forms, clearly indicating the innovative symbolism of Daiel Lergon's painting. This monumental series is painted on special materials such as high-tech smooth aluminum plates with mirror surfaces. Sensitively coated with layers of transparent lacquer or colors, they take natural form and image. Through light reflection and refraction on the smooth aluminum surface, extraordinary rich color effects are formed. The transformed sensory images change according to the viewer's angle of observation; naturally, viewers see their own shadows between the light and the pictorial images.

This painting concept is based on the interplay of light and area, and the causal relationship of colors, differing from the traditional relationship between paint and canvas. It presents an obviously mysterious painting, where his material structure serves as the framework. As art historian Ursula Maria Probst states: "The pictorial concept is materialized, and the use of materials is conceptualized." Daiel Lergon's painting is closer to natural science; his works are abstract transformations of nature, articulating his inherent unique aesthetic vocabulary. The painting is born from the singular act of painting, the painter's decision. Sometimes it is a simple line, broad, vibrating, or winding; past symbolic triangles, ellipses, or irregular forms, more defined areas, or thread-like edges. Between intention and natural creation, form and formlessness, non-figurative and abstract, poetic imagination fills the space. Thinking about matter, time, and phenomena presents new possibilities for painting.