The exposure to different cultures and languages as well as political systems has served my interest in the depiction of transition of the formal and content boundaries.
My figurative painting, with its constant reference to art history, is a reaction to the subjective present. My practice is influenced by different art historical movements and is complemented by classical forms, abstract elements, surrealism, historical and pop culture references. This mix creates an ambiguity that is embodied in every motif and in the spaces that encompass each character. The representation of bodies and objects in my works shows ambivalences that require the viewer to position themselves in relation to the medium of painting.
Since 2009 I dedicate my practise to the disciplines and demands of mixed media painting, painted mostly with acrylic on silky materials. With this technique I create different levels in a painting, which are entering into a dialogue.
This dialogue creates the post-media underground on which today’s human subject emerges, various art epochs interact and modern visual perception is questioned.
Biography
Pavel Gempler
1981 born in Kazakhstan
1998 Immigration to Germany
2002 Abitur, Berlin
2004 Studies in Fine Art at HfK Bremen and graduation in 2009
Since 2005 numerous group exhibitions in Germany and in other european countries,
Solo exhibitions in Berlin and Hamburg
2018 the winner of the “Rospigliosi Art Prize”, Rome
Living and working in Berlin
Selected recent exhibitions:
2026: Berlin, “Evolving”, Künstlerhaus Bethanien
2025: Uelzen, “Overload”, Kunstverein Uelzen; Milan, “Remembering to be”, Galleria Cael
2024: Hamburg, “Ultrakontemporär”, Kleine Gegenwart; Berlin, “Apokalypse-wow!” , Showroom Juliane Hundertmark