Katharina Giraldi  - Haller

Brigitte Bruckner tells everyday stories. She eludes the uncertainty of our time and resists the hysteria of the new. In this way, she sets herself apart from the globalizing and neoliberal trends of today's society. Instead of inventing, she quotes and separates the wheat from the chaff: shoes, boxes, landscapes, lemons, nothing extraordinary, nothing unique, but subtle and distinctive.

The special narrative style enhances the chosen motifs. The works are rich in heterogeneous elements and allow the soul of the objects to seep through. Sketches and paintings complement each other or stand side by side on equal footing.

Pentimenti not only reveal the painter's deepest thoughts, but also represent an important

but also represent an important part of the pictorial language. They enable the viewer to participate in the creative process of creating the picture.

The artist primes all the canvases herself. She takes her time and sometimes even repeats the technical process up to six times.

Bruckner's works bear witness to a return to craftsmanship. The joy of painting is palpable and this is what makes each work unique. The pleasure of depicting and the desire to tell a story are omnipresent in his pictorial creations.

Bruckner's most recent works possess a new, remarkable depth.  The horror vacui effect observed in the early pictures disappears step by step: landscapes lyrically disappear into the white horizon of the picture ground. They appear free and vulnerable at the same time.

It takes courage and maturity to draw the line.

Old masters did not respond to the tastes of their time with sophisticated specialties. They aroused desire through their artistry and their return to figuration and traditional pictorial materials.