Koehler, Bim – Galerie Renate Bender

Bim Koehler

KP-19.1, KP-19.2, KP-19.3, KP-19.4, KP-19.5 & KP-19.6 – 2019, Pigmente, Acryl, auf Kreidegrund, auf Bütten, 30 x 21 cm, gerahmt je 50 x 40 cm

Bim Koehler, EP – 30.232 – 2023, Pigmente, Acryl, auf Kreidegrund, auf Römerturm Echt Bütten, gerahmt, hinter Glas, 29,7 x 21 cm

Bim Koehler, EP – 30.233 – 2023, Pigmente, Acryl, auf Kreidegrund, auf Römerturm Echt Bütten, gerahmt, hinter Glas, 29,7 x 21 cm

KE-130.17 - 2014, Pigmente, Mattfirnis auf Holzkörper, Stahleinfassung, 130 x 105 x 5 cm

exhibition view "Layer by Layer exploring the Essence of Color, Bim Koehler – Matt McClune", Galerie Renate Bender 2023

KP-19.1, KP-19.2, KP-19.3, KP-19.4, KP-19.5 & KP-19.6 – 2019, pigments, acrylic, gesso, on hand-made paper, sheet size each 30 x 21 cm, framed each 50 x 40 cm

EP – 30.232 – 2023, pigments, acrylic, on chalk ground, on handmade paper, framed, behind glass, 29,7 x 21 cm

EP – 30.233 – 2023, pigments, acrylic, on chalk ground, on handmade paper, framed, behind glass, 29,7 x 21 cm

EP – 30.229 – 2022, pigments, acrylic, on chalk ground, on handmade paper, framed, behind glass, 29,5 x 21,5 cm

KE-130.17 - 2014, pigments, varnish on wooden body, steel edging, 130 x 105 x 5 cm

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Bim Koehler was born in 1949 in Kassel, Germany. He lives and works in Spiesheim / Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Bim Koehler’s oeuvre includes, in addition to his predominantly monochrome works, his unmistakable stripe paintings. In his monochrome works, the artist uses a wide brush to apply a variety of color variations, one on top of the other. Layer by layer, a nearly monochrome image appears, the final coats of color being successively applied towards the top. The countless layers combine to generate tension and open up pictorial spaces.
With his stripe paintings, the almost endless number of colored stripes, applied one on top of the other, draws the viewer’s eye into the spatial depth of the picture, inevitably raising the question of the last brush stroke. The use of the finest pigments, which the painter mixes by hand, often results in a different shade for each brush stroke.
Eager to experiment, Bim Koehler focuses his research on the nature of color and arrives at fascinating and innovating results.