Germain Prevost Fork KHV kompr
Copyright: Karl Heinrich Veith
Description
Marseilles artist Germain Prévost, alias Ipin, is fascinated by the search for new and unconventional forms of expression. His work on show in the burden shed displays a desire for an urban aesthetic that prizes elements such as spontaneity and chance. In response to the huge dimensions of the Völklingen Ironworks, Ipin opted for an unusual working method: a “mechanical paintbrush” comprising a forklift truck, operated by him, and a folded mattress attached to its forks, which was dipped in black paint. With this radical and self-imposed restriction of painterly means, Ipin succeeds in not only disrupting our conventional viewing habits but also articulating what for him is a key role of art: its unconditional demand to be, if necessary, a pure, site-specific presence above and beyond any consideration of technical mastery and formal constraints.
Daniel Bauer