Collection exhibition of Usedom artists supplemented by loans
Collection exhibition of Usedom artists
The exhibition shows works by Usedom artists from the collection of the Kunsthalle Rostock, supplemented by loans.
The special light and the coastal landscape attracted artists to the Baltic coast as early as the 19th century. Usedom became an "artists' island", especially in the 20th century. Over several generations, painters in particular found their motifs and creative freedom there. Among the founders of the Usedom painting community were Otto Niemeyer-Holstein, Otto Manigk, Karen Schacht and Herbert Wegehaupt. Moody, colorful and atmospheric landscapes, but also portraits and still lifes can be found in the work of the artists of this circle. They were followed by Rosa Kühn, Susanne Kandt-Horn, Vera Kopetz and Rolf Werner, among others. While Niemeyer-Holstein's influence was formative for some positions, others pursued new paths, including the sons Oskar Manigk (1934) and Matthias Wegehaupt (1938). Together with Sabine Curio (1950) and Volker Köpp (1953), they are among the Usedom artists of the younger generation.
How do they deal with the phenomena of nature, light and man, with their contemporary history and the present, and what approach and formal language do they choose?
By means of the selected artistic positions, the exhibition outlines the art-historical background and the developments of the Usedom painting community. In doing so, it poses the question of the extent to which the concept of a community still applies today. What characterizes Usedom as an island of artists today?
