Gundi Falk (1966) - Personnages masqués et oiseau bleu –...

Masked Figures and Blue Bird – XXL Grand Composition | Gundi Falk (born 1966), circa 2000 Acrylic and collage on panel • Artist: Gundi Falk (born 1966 in Salzburg, Austria – lives and works in Brussels) • Title: Masked Figures and Blue Bird • Date: Circa 2000 • Technique: Acrylic on panel, with cut paper collages (white triangles, blue-and-white striped band, cut shapes) • Dimensions: 116 × 100 cm • Signature: Monogram “G” framed bottom left + red studio stamp “GUNDI FALK / BRUXELLES” on the back • Condition: Work directly from the studio. Small losses, marks, stains and surface defects visible in the photos, typical of an atelier piece that has never been framed • Sold: Not framed, ready to be displayed, with its rear hanging system (wire and wooden mounts) • Provenance: Artist’s studio – unique piece • Shipping: The work is very well protected. Not shipped from Belgium. The shipping price is higher than usual: a very large panel, 116 × 100 cm Description of the work Large composition by Gundi Falk, circa 2000, built up with fields of primary colors, black contour and pasted papers. In the bottom left, a blue profile stands out on a yellow background, the eye outlined in gray, the mouth opened on white bands. In the center, a red mask with a blue eye faces a large yellow head, while a second red-and-white face occupies the right side. A blue and white bird — or beak — lands in the upper right, white teeth cut from black. The body on the right, red, bears two dark buttons, a white triangle pasted, and a blue-and-white striped collar, also pasted. The background is brushed black, broad and swift. The collages — white triangle, striped paper, white dot on yellow, blue wave — break up the painted surface and give the whole its assemblage character. The monogram “G” is drawn bottom left; the studio stamp “GUNDI FALK / BRUXELLES” appears on the back. The energy recalls Fernand Léger in the volumes, the black contour and the primary palette, with a more direct, almost playful freedom in the masks and the bird. A former contemporary dancer, Falk translates the body through the rhythm of gesture rather than through anatomy. Generous format, 116 × 100 cm, a piece of character, strong on the wall. Artist Biography Gundi Falk, born in 1966 near Salzburg, Austria, is a multidisciplinary visual artist: painter, draftsman, sculptor and former contemporary dancer. Her work explores movement, rhythm, space and organic forms, at the border between abstraction and figuration. Since 2011, she has collaborated with experimental photographer Pierre Cordier on chemigrams. Selected exhibitions: • Hosting, CENTRALE for Contemporary Art, Brussels • David Nash, Pierre Cordier & Gundi Falk: Index and Icon, Haines Gallery, San Francisco (2015) • Variations & Transmutations, Ateliers Mommen / Gallery Angelinna, Brussels (2020) • Galerie Pierre Hallet, Entrelacs, Brussels • Château de Karreveld, The Abyss of Time (Photography Biennial), Brussels • Galerie Marschner, Lebenslinien, Wels (Austria, 2025/26) • RSF - A Mouvable Gallery, Expériences 1#, Paris And numerous solo and group exhibitions in Belgium, France, Greece, Luxembourg and Austria. This composition in primary colors, both architectural and free, will be a true focal point in a contemporary interior. Its generous format, its Le Corbusian lineage and its Miró-esque fantasy make it a very strong statement piece.

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