through October 31st 2013
When viewing the new pictures of Christoph Schellberg for the first time, one is reminded of Kandinsky, Mondrian, Malevich, Magritte, Rothko, Newman, Polke, Richter, Kippen-berger, and perhaps others as well. One for his motifs and placement, another for his sense of humor, still another for his pictorial space and the metaphysical effects he generates by means of painting. This illustrious series of forebears forms the background (to speak in the language of painting) against which this well-schooled painting unfolds and propels its sense of play.
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