Artist Portrait: Kerstin Brätsch
VIDEO: With her experimental will, Kerstin Brätsch challenges and plays around with the medium of painting. Can almost anything be a painting?
Produced by MUNCH in collaboration with Spindel Film. ©Munchmuseet
What is a painting – and what are its potential limits? Brätsch’s artistry is always grounded in painting, but it appears to be ambiguous and in flux. She is especially interested in the idea that a painting can be expressive and thus be a depiction of feelings, unconscious desires or mental states. Translucent veils of colour and swirling brushstrokes recall energy streams, cosmic forces or interior visions, where form and meaning are in constant motion. This dialogue with art’s history adds depth and complexity to her work, inviting you to reflect on what you think a painting actually is, and what you see in it.
