Some exhibition views to my Solo show at ReTramp gallery Berlin 11.11. – 14.11.2022. A collection of collages with sandpaper, leather and fragments of a periodic table. 2020 – 2022. Some works still contain vinyl but most of the pictures are on canvas. I also managed to finish 2 new sculptures and a installation with … Mehr Felder & Fragmente / Fields & Fragments. ReTramp gallery Berlin 2022
Groove Tectonics by Willi Tomes Solos show 26.06. – 05.07.2020 (with the Corona rules!) ReTramp Gallery Reuterstrasse 62, 12047 Berlin ————————————————- “Groove Tectonics” presents a selection of Willi Tomes’ pictural objects created over the past decade, focusing on the innovation of destructivity. Sculptural pieces made out of shards of vinyl are featured as images and … Mehr Groove Tectonics – Soloshow at ReTramp Gallery, Berlin 2020
The Remixes develop the idea of the vinyl mosaics in landscapes and abstract colorgames from the unknown and sometimes pure fictional micro- and macrocosmos. The main material is fragments of colored vinyl, glued to framed backgrounds. At the beginning I used mdf and wooden plates but I optimized the strenght and the weight of the … Mehr Remixe 2018 – 2020
I had the chance to occupy the rooms next to my studio during the anual art festival 48h Neukölln 2018 and present the main works from the last decade with lots of space. Anläßlich des jährlich stattfindenden 48h Neukölln Kunstfestivals 2018 konnte ich die sonst besetzten Nebenräume meines Ateliers temorär okkupieren und die Hauptarbeiten der … Mehr BOOM BADA BOOM studio exhibition summer 2018
I used fragments of record covers and combined those stripes to wooden and mdf plates. The structure is then cut out and framed from the backside. Record covers make a very nice collage material because of the extra high class paper & print quality. Die Überreste von Plattencovern wurden als Streifen auf Holz und Mdf … Mehr Dancing Stripes 2017 – 2018
I started glueing the vinyl to the picture flat as a mosaic as a variation of my vinyl pictures in 2013. The surface was much smoother. The shape of the broken vinyl creates a different background texture from usual mosaics because of the different size of the pieces. I explored the material with figurative and … Mehr Vinylmosaike 2013 – 2018
The main material for this collages are fragments of postcards, cut out for stamp collecting. DRVRO stands for „Die Rückseite von rechts oben“ (The backside of right up) wich locates the origin of the fragment. Size around A4 and smaller. Ausgangspunkt für diese Collagen waren Fragmente von Postkarten, die zum Zwecke des Briefmarkensammelns abgerissen wurden. … Mehr DRVRO – Collagen 2013
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