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Jan Zöller – Ritual Believer: Charcoal Paintings 2019-2023

By (author) Alexander Booth, By (author) Pilar Soler Montes, By (author) Jonas ZÃ¶ller, By (author) Jan ZÃ¶ller, By (author) Jan ZÃ¶ller

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Jan ZÃ¶llerâ€™s (b. Haslach, 1992; lives and works in Karlsruhe) paintings, sculptures, and installations probe the discrepancy between economic production and the spiritual and magical dimension of art. The artistâ€™s book Ritual Believer surveys the so-called charcoal paintings series, created between 2019 and 2023. For these works, the artist paints directly in charcoal on the unprimed canvas, making it impossible to correct â€œblundersâ€. Another distinguishing feature is the virtual absence of colour; the austerity of the compositions contrasts with ZÃ¶llerâ€™s other, often intensely colourful paintings. The motifs that are the hallmark of his oeuvre - birds, running legs - are complemented by writing and text. Another aspect of this shift is that the worksâ€™ titles play a central part and almost figure as a creative element in their own right. For the text in the book, the artist sent the titles of the works shown to his brother, who wove them into a story. An appendix presents scanned archival materials. Notebooks and zines ZÃ¶ller produced between 2015 and 2017 provide interesting insight into how he finds his motifs and his compositional process.