Julius Weiland

17.10.2009 - 17.01.2010

The neon works of the Berlin artist Julius Weiland have virtually a sensual emission. Luminous colors in warm red, yellow and green, combined with blue to purple colored shades create a unique, captivating luminous space. The neon light immerses the walls in color spectrums and reflects at the same time thanks to the existing glass surfaces. The floating objects guide the observer and lead him once in an unusual manner to surprising perspectives and vistas thoroughly new through the space. The simple shape language of the objects develops from the circular shape and Weiland plays with it in a sovereign manner. He often forms doublings, superimpositions of same shapes or reflections and evokes optical deceptions.

The Glass Museum is paying attention to the young, ambitious artist Julius Weiland for the first time in an individual exhibition. Thematically it reflects to the period from 2000 until this date. In the past years the Foundation could purchase three works of Julius Weiland, which are an enrichment for the collection both stylistically as well as technically. From this time the observation of this artist started. Weiland made it easy for collectors to focus on him: Many times he has been rewarded with prizes – in 2004 he received the „Gold Prize“ of the International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa in Japan, in 2006 the Coburg Glass Prize, in 2007 the Jutta Cuny-Franz Prize. Julius Weiland does not take a rest, he proceeds further, looks for and finds new approaches.

The exhibition follows two aspects: It shows the way of Julius Weiland based on selected objects and displays it in the context of the collection. It gives the opportunity to the artist to combine the objects of the collection with his objects according to own ideas.

„Luminous Space“ is a special type of display of works to which we cordially invite you.

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