DAVID BENEDIKT WIRTH

Djed A, oil on canvas, 200 x 80 cm, 2022

Djed A - David Benedikt Wirth - oil on canvas - 200 x 80 cm - 2022, Temple, JVDW gallery, Düsseldorf, soloshow

The Djed column is one of the most iconic and ancient symbols of ancient Egypt. It represents the backbone of the god Osiris and is often associated with stability, strength and resurrection. It is characterized by its four horizontal beams, which are said to represent the four pillars of the universe. The column also features a […]

Djed B, oil on canvas, 200 x 80 cm, 2022

Djed B - David Benedikt Wirth - oil on canvas - 200 x 80 cm - 2022

The Djed column is one of the most iconic and ancient symbols of ancient Egypt. It represents the backbone of the god Osiris and is often associated with stability, strength and resurrection. It is characterized by its four horizontal beams, which are said to represent the four pillars of the universe. The column also features a […]

self, oil on canvas, 60 x 45 cm, 2020

self - David Benedikt Wirth - oil on canvas - 60 x 45 cm - 2020, FACE to FACE, Portraits der Sammlung Frank Brabant und Gäste, Museum Haus Opherdicke, kuratiert von Wilko Austermann, Arne Reimann

Self shows a close-up portrait of a woman […]. A mask-like painting appears on the face, which makes the hyperrealistic painting appear slightly abstract. The cropping focuses on the face in close-up. The dark green eyes stand out due to the clarity and the naturalistically executed area of the eyes. The plump lips are pursed and […]

Tethys, oil on canvas, 55 x 90 cm, 2020

Tethys - David Benedikt Wirth - 2020 - 50 x 90cm - oil on canvas, Neue Deutsche Dinge, David Benedikt Wirth, Jinseok Lee, Klara Virnich, Sophie Ullrich, Art Center White Block, Paju, Seoul, South Korea, Groupshow

The oil painting Tethys shows the head of a life-size goblin shark. Although this shark species has existed unchanged for at least 125 million years, it was only discovered about 120 years ago off Sagami Bay, Japan. Very little is still known about this species. The exterior of the deep sea shark is reminiscent of a mythical […]

Pack SI1, oil on canvas, 70 x 47 cm, 2018

Pack SI1 - David Benedikt Wirth - oil on canvas - 70 x 47 cm - 2018

The series Pack deals with gang clothing and its symbols. The subjects are based on color and black-and-white photographs that were published in the 1970s, among others in New York Times articles. The series examines in its life-size motifs in particular their anthropological and social level, the totemic elements of the symbols, as well as the codes […]