Ziegler’s attraction to the vanitas theme lies in its power to express a moment frozen in time while nonetheless emphasising its fragility, thereby articulating a sense of duration.
Simon Lee Gallery, Hong Kong is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Toby Ziegler, in which the artist continues his analysis of the compression of time into painting and the speed of making and unmaking an image.
For this exhibition, Ziegler brings together eight new paintings that find their origin in the 17th century still life tradition, from the works of Flemish master Jan Brueghel the Elder and the German artist Abraham Mignon. Ziegler’s attraction to the vanitas theme lies in its power to express a moment frozen in time while nonetheless emphasising its fragility, thereby articulating a sense of duration.
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