German artist Dieter Detzner makes a presentation of his artwork Sunday at Today Art Museum. (Photo courtesy of Today Art Museum)
(ECNS) -- German artist Dieter Detzner's debut exhibition of modern work in China has provided museum-goers much food for thought in terms of our relationship with space.
The ongoing exhibition titled "Absence" at Beijing's Today Art Museum, includes nine pieces of Detzner's artwork focused on space via the utilization of shadows and light.
Most of the works are hung on or near walls that form an additional geometrical context of reality and visual illusion.
Among the nine, five pieces include a hollow tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedrons. Named after his favorite artists, Yves, Otto, Heinz, Guenther, Lucio, the works represent air, water, earth, fire and the universe respectively.
The five pieces, design of which were inspired by the Platonic solids, are on display. (Photo courtesy to Today Art Museum)
According to Detzner, his designs were inspired by?and raise questions regarding Plato's Allegory of Cave: Is the truth we see truth itself?
The exhibition will last until May 26. The artist hopes people would go to see his work and find their own answers.
IF YOU GO:?
Date: May 5-26, 2015
Location: 3/F Exhibition Hall of Building 1, Today Art Museum
Address: Pingod community, No. 32 Baiziwan Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: 8610-58760600
Website: www.todayartmuseum.com
