[l.] Roland Reiter, Katerina Papazissi
The Latent Baroque
How magnificent can a work become? What dimension can it achieve in an aesthetic society in which, on the one hand, rigor and, on the other, abstract design have become the norm? The reverent removal of everything seemingly superfluous often leads to the homogenization of all aesthetic principles. Suddenly, the surprise of a latent Baroque on a homogeneous plane opens up new aesthetic paths and changes our perspective.Just as the Baroque utilizes the emotional and dramatic element expressed in the movement and vitality of forms, the grandeur and intensity of compositions, so in the latent Baroque we discover a new grandeur and generosity of the image. The artful use of color and shading in painting or the care and attention to detail in sculpture create strong contrasts and expand the space to create compositions without clear boundaries.
Just as the Baroque has embraced the paradoxical, the strange, and the whimsical since the 18th century, the latent Baroque also uses modern media to express a new perspective and dynamically demonstrate its presence in the contemporary art scene.
Six artists from Austria, Greece, and Poland are participating in this Baroque exhibition, demonstrating this new, strange path through their work.
Michalis Argyrou, Georg Georgakopoulos - Vienna 2025
Artists
Jeremias Altmann, Steven C. Harvey, Stella Kapezanou, Katerina Papazissi, Roland Reiter, Julia Woronowicz
The Latent Baroque
Opening: Friday, September 23, 19:00 – 22:00
September 23 - October 2, 2025
Hours: Monday – Sunday 16:00 – 19:00
Splitart Projects Wien - Radetzkystrasse 4, 1030 Wien
In cooperation with Kunst im Keller Wien
Kindly supported by district Landstraße
[l.] Julia Woronowicz, Jeremias Altmann, Roland Reiter, Steven C. Harvey
[l.] Stella Kapezanou, Julia Woronowicz, Roland Reiter
[l.] Jeremias Altmann, Roland Reiter, Steven C. Harvey
Roland Reiter, Jeremias Altmann
[l.] Stella Kapezanou, Julia Woronowicz, Roland Reiter
[l.] Roland Reiter, Steven C. Harvey
[l.] Roland Reiter, Jeremias Altmann
Group photo, artists, curators and Splitartprojects art crowd