Jörg Coblenz’s multidisciplinary work confronts and questions preconceived opinions and viewing habits.
By breaking up familiar perspectives and viewpoints, he questions situations and contexts.
His works, which often draw on multiple sources, are developed through a hybrid approach.
He combines intuitive painting, traditional techniques such as embroidery and printmaking with modern technologies such as photography and digital media.
Coblenz breaks up classic constructs and imagery in an innovative way that may seem unusual at first, but always focuses on the individual, object or situation.
In addition to his large-format canvas works, he increasingly works in smaller formats such as mixed media works on paper that oscillate between abstraction and figuration.
In material abstraction processes, figure and object are dissolved and placed in a new context.
Text fragments and handwritten notes often guide the viewer through his work.
In this way, he goes beyond simple figuration and uses narrative power to reveal the inner world or describe a situation or condition.
Coblenz aims to capture the invisible space between the outside world and our innermost thoughts and question how we translate our experiences into perception.
His often disturbing and sometimes inaccessible works encourage the viewer to think about how things around us are perceived.
He combines the symbolic power of materials, text and colors to enhance this introspection and lead the viewer to an alternative way of looking at the image.