Dogs gathers together 200 drawings by Jochen Gerner designed in line with his study of birds published in 2021 (Editions B42).
The dog silhouettes in this collection consist of simple, quasi-abstract forms, punctuated by two or three dots (eye and nose). With countless variations in dimensions, contours, textures and coats, Jochen Gerner draws up a varied inventory of canine breeds, real, semi-real or chimerical: bichon frisé, épagneul bleu de Picardie, scottish terrier with a coat of conifer thorns…
From thought or observation, these drawings were structured from March 2022 to April 2023 on the fine horizontal and vertical lines, checkered or millimeter, of Chinese geometry notebooks or writing books from Indian provinces. Using felt-tip pens with pigmented Indian ink, the artist conducts a veritable graphic experiment, through which he explores the potential of the screen in the representation of fur textures.
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With this new bestiary that is as much realistic illustration as forward-looking drawing, Jochen Gerner invites us to take a whimsical look at the world, and once again proves the singularity of his observation of it.