Silke Otto-Knapp
German, b. 1970
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Bio
Silke Otto-Knapp’s practice involves rinsing away layers of watercolor on canvas to create a nearly transparent wash of paint in a ghostly and luminous effect. Otto-Knapp finds "hybrid positions with their unresolved status particularly …
Notable works
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Bühnenbild (sitzen, stehen), 2021$1,250
Islands, 2013
Raumbühne (after Schwitters), 2017
An alle Bühnen der Welt, 2018£160
Landscape (Midnight Sun), 2014
View From Round Head (Grey), 2015Bidding closed
At the Bride's: The Braid, 2005Bidding closed
Group (study), 2020Bidding closed
A series of images following one from the other Eine aufeinander folgende Reihe von Bildern (Cover), 2018
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
Tate Britain
Group show at a major institution
Hammer Museum
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 2 more
Included in a major biennial
Istanbul Biennial, and 1 more
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Related categories
Photographic Source
Haze
Process-Oriented
Watercolor
Stains/Washes
Contemporary Figurative Painting
Landscapes
Light as Subject
Germany
Focus on Materials
The Fantastic
City Scenes
Painting
Cityscapes and City Scenes
Design
Nature
Personal Histories
Performing Arts
Work on Paper
Human Figure
Americana
Contemporary Surrealistic
Flora
Works for sale
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- Silke Otto-KnappAn alle Bühnen der Welt, 2018£160
- Silke Otto-KnappBühnenbild (sitzen, stehen), 2021$1,250
- Silke Otto-KnappLandscape (Midnight Sun), 2014
- Silke Otto-KnappIslands, 2013
- Silke Otto-KnappAt the Bride's: The Braid, 2005Bidding closed
- Silke Otto-KnappView From Round Head (Grey), 2015Bidding closed
- Silke Otto-KnappRaumbühne (after Schwitters), 2017
- Silke Otto-KnappA series of images following one from the other Eine aufeinander folgende Reihe von Bildern (Cover), 2018
- Silke Otto-KnappGroup (study), 2020Bidding closed
