Common Ground | Ute Bertog

This exhibition brings together a diverse group of work for a close look at the interstices between objects, mediums and ideas to explore their convergences and open up an itinerant conversation between.

In her practice Ute is drawn to pliable material for its ability to continuously yield to intuitive changes before time will fix materials into place, be it oil paint or clay. Similarly with collages of found text, where she accentuates the physicality of language and explores its possibilities to shift and turn until committed to the page. This continuous process of change is a way to emphasize the physicality of making, of working with materials of the earth in both clay and painting, which is traditionally made of pigments of the earth suspended in oil. Language is another medium deeply rooted in the physical body especially in its spoken form, establishing connections to others, bridging spaces between and finding common ground.

 About the Artist:
Born in Germany, Ute Bertog came to the US in 1999. She holds degrees from Philipps-University Marburg, Germany and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN. Past solo exhibitions include Rosalux Gallery in Minneapolis, MN, the Kiehle Gallery at St. Cloud State University, MN and the Rochester Art Center in Rochester, MN. Group shows include Center Art Gallery at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI, National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, grayDuck Gallery in Austin, TX, Plains Art Museum in Fargo, ND and the Sioux City Art Center in Sioux City, IA. She currently lives and works in St. Paul, MN.

TC Art Week Event Saturday September 30th 10AM
POPOVERS + POETRY
Featuring local poet Sun Yung Shin and Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer.

 Editor's Note: This exhibition is one of many during the 2nd Twin Cities Art Week September 27th - October 1st. View the full list of Twin Cities Art Week Events.

Gallery Hours:
Rosalux Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday from 12-4 PM or by appointment. 

The gallery is located at 315 West 48th Street in Minneapolis. Rosalux is free and open to the public.

Image: (Detail) Getting to Center, 2023, oil on canvas, 54x62 inches