NEWS
in progress
FOLíAS 2024 / 25
LA FOLíA / FOLíAS / LA FOLIE / THE FOLLY
painting © KLAUS HU 2024 25
La Folía (Spanish), or Follies (English), also known as folies d'Espagne (French), La Follia (Italian), and Folia (Portuguese), is one of the oldest remembered European musical themes or primary material, generally melodic, of a composition, on record. The theme exists in two versions, referred to as early and late folias, the earlier being faster.
Several
sources report that Jean-Baptiste Lully was the first composer to
formalise the standard chord progression and melodic line.
Main
focus is, how a world in crisis responds to a historical musical theme,
having had its origin in Portugal or Spain. By implementing color,
figurative and abstract notions on this subject, a new painting series
juxtaposes this musical theme with its contemporary follies.
subjects:
I: space exploration (s) : starship trooper
II false idols / the male hero / Blinky / Clint
III: online seductions. the body.
STUDIO KLAUS HU
private public p-review
of recent and work in progress
during Gallery Weekend Berlin 2025
at Saturday, 3rd of May
from 2 pm till 7 pm.
1. HI ALTITUDE 2019 21
a memory of the future
and a precognition of the past.
reflecting on ecological issues,
distant landscapes and prehistoric ritual sites.
2. CLOUD_9, 2022 23
a poetic reflection
on ephemeral clouds
hovering above my studio.
and
3. FOLIA, 2024 25
selected works in progress
La
Folía (Spanish), or Follies (English), also known as folies d'Espagne
(French), La Follia (Italian), and Folia (Portuguese), is one of the
oldest remembered European musical themes. Main focus of the work in
progress is, how a world in crisis responds to a historical musical
theme.
images:
AFTER THE CLOUD - green deal
oil on canvas 160 x 200 cm
JOSHUA TREE_S
oil on canvas 160 x 200 cm
NAZCA, ensemble of 4 (5)
graphite, chalk, black wood stain on Bristol 250 g
each 70 x 100 cm / framed 80 x 110 cm
ensemble 400 x 110 cm
CLOUD_9.1
oil on canvas 160 x 200 cm
CLOUD_9.2
oil on canvas 160 x 200 cm
and
FOLIA III, IV, V in progress
oil on canvas each 70 x 80 cm
all works © KLAUS HU 2019/21, 2022/23, 2024/25
and VG BILD-KUNST BONN
2023