Views II / Sichtweise II               Stefan Moritz Becker

Pigment turns into color, light, phenomenon

 

Mayumi Yamakawa has detected egg oil tempera as her ideal painting material. Applying a sophisticated mix of “Western” and Japanese pigments she has developed her way to express light effects and sentiments. Deeply lucent and shimmering color surfaces fill the chosen painting format. Her very beautiful works, as I see it, reflect a subtle sensibility for color nuances.

 

 

Stefan Moritz Becker

Munich, Germany

 

Top 50 Award 2011, Florida
(572 entries, 22 countries)

Private collection 2020, New York 

A. Di Bellot, Direktor of Agora Gallery, New York („NYC’s 6 Best Contemporary Art Galleries“ selected by CBS, 2012)

„I feel that the innovative expression of your color saturated paintings will resonate well at galleries in New York and with our international audience.“


Petra Bischof, General Manager, Art Forum Arabellapark, Munich-Bogenhausen, Germany

The exhibition was outstanding - one of the most beautiful we ever had.„

Aus Pigment wird Farbe wird Licht, Wasser, Erscheinung

 

Mayumi Yamakawa hat in der Eiöltempera das probate Malmittel gefunden. Mit einer raffinierten Mischung aus “westlichen” und japanischen Pigmenten hat sie sich Mittel erarbeitet, Lichtwirkungen und Stimmungen auszudrücken. Tief leuchtende und schimmernde Farbflächen sind auf das gewählte Bildformat konzentriert. In ihren, wie ich finde, sehr schönen Werken kommt eine feine Sensibilität für Farbnuancen zum Ausdruck.

 

Stefan Moritz Becker

München

Stefan Moritz Becker (1958 - 2013, Munich, Germany)
Studied painting at the Academy of Visual Arts, Stuttgart, Germany; 1986 - 1997 art studio in New York City
Various prizes (selection): German Academic Exchange Scholarship for N.Y.; Siemens Art Program; Art/Omi International Arts Center, N.Y.
Public collections (selection): Bush-Reisinger Museum at Harvard University; Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich; Municipal Gallery Lenbachhaus, Munich, various percent for art projects in Germany