All the references Peter Vahlefeld uses and paints over are media products that are circulated in order to draw attention to art events, exhibitions and fine art auctions. In the process of overpainting auction catalogues and gallery advertisements, the link between the circulation of the image and the expected circulation of as much money as possible becomes obvious. Almost all written information regarding the function and context of the images, such as captions, page numbers and gallery names remain visible. The printed materials are attacked with oil paint and appear as archaic manifestos. In the photo studio these overpaintings are re-photographed and illuminated - the impasto foreground vs. the slick surface of the background - and re-used as a base on which to paint, this time on canvas. In doing so, Vahlefeld utilizes the new possibilities granted by computer-aided image production techniques, and post-production to render and modify images as a continuation of the painting process. The media he uses are inkjet prints with pigmented inks in dialogue with acrylic and oil paints. Unlike on the computer, where the functional logic is based on described rules, the material itself becomes the topic as a sequence of actions. Using a brush, a squeegee, a roller, stencils, grinding tools and other mechanical aids, elements are destroyed or re-built until the mark making surprises or irritates.
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The idea is simple: a few big investors put up money to help a money manager buy paintings
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»Prada is Dada«. If your brand is not selling, then your identity is worthless. Peter Vahlefeld, 46 Parachute Purple, New Yorkhttp://www.you-shop-therefore-you-are.com/the-wealthiest-and-most-fashionable-people-have-been-made-wealthier-and-more-fashionable-by-poorer-people-who-pay-to-look-at-pictures-of-them-peter-vahlefeld-46-parachute-purple-new-york/'
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Peter Vahlefeld: »Ist das Silikon in Pamela Andersons Brüsten echt?«
Peter Vahlefeld: »Ist Erfolg mißglücktes Scheitern?«
Peter Vahlefeld: »Was stimmt nicht, wenn alles in Ordnung ist?«
Peter Vahlefeld: »Ist die Liebe zum Leben, wie die Angst vor dem Tod, nur ein Irrtum?«
Peter Vahlefeld: »Nichtstun« macht keinen Spaß, wenn man nichts zu tun hat.
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