Hunzelweg Dima
Dima Hunzelweg was born in 1968 into a family of an artist, thus being introduced to the process of making art in early childhood, on an unconscious level. After acquiring formal artistic education in the 1980s, he intentionally breaks free from academic schooling and figurative approach.
Today, he considers himself a self-taught artist whose artistic method was fully formed in the early 2010s, after long-term periods of living, working, self-educating and exhibiting across the globe (including 16 years in New York and 3,5 years in Italy). Expanding the boundaries of art and media both literally and metaphorically, he creates unique wall objects blurring the distinction between painting and sculpture, between 2D and 3D dimensions.
In the art of Dima Hunzelweg, the material quality of his works plays a pivotal role. Processing certain materials, which mostly come to his attention by pure accident – be it stainless still or neoprene, it serves as an infinite source of inspiration for the artist. Exploring the limits of perfecting each piece by chiseling away the superfluous material. Making a single artwork might take several weeks and months of meticulous and time-consuming preparation.
As for the method, Dima Hunzelweg relies on geometry as a source of the clearest outlook. In this regard, his work can be viewed as a new step in a deep-rooted tradition of minimalist art and geometric abstraction. Still, paying such close attention to the physicality of each work does not turn them into simple decorative objects. Using geometry laws to achieve an ideal result, the artist tends to work with fairly simple symmetrical forms that are completely assertive in their visual impact. On the outside, cold math is often concealed behind the eye-catching and often skin-friendly surface, resulting in a mixture of inner perfectionism and outer sensual beauty.
In a constant quest for exploration, Dima Hunzelweg is often driven by his interest in scientific progress and recent research. Considering art as a non-stop and ever-evolving process, he thinks that accumulating data and knowledge leads to a more elaborate philosophy. Such an approach, when combined with the pursuance of simplicity and perfection leads to the unquestionable approachability of his art from the viewer’s point of view. Unique wall objects by Dima Hunzelweg are equally appealing in terms of form and accessible in terms of ideas. What’s more, they look equally relevant among museum-quality pieces by representatives of a number of artistic movements, be it concrete art, op art, or Russian Suprematism.
Artist currently lives and works in Moscow and Hamburg.
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
- 2020 — ENTER Art Fair. Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2019 — “Möbius Loop” by a-s-t-r-a gallery, Spring/Break Art Show, New York
- 2019 — Duo show by a-s-t-r-a, CUBE Moscow
- 2016 — 70ème Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Paris, France
- 2015 — La Biennale internationale d'art non objectif de Pont-de-Claix, Grenoble, France
- 2015 — Museo Roberto Bilotti Ruggi d'Aragona, Calabria, Italy
- 2011 — Art Festival No Translation 2, Moscow
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- 2013 — House at the Embankment, curated by Simon Mraz, Moscow
- 2012 — Bluemetrix, site-specific installation, curated by Christina Steinbrecher-Phandt, CHA, Moscow
- 2012 — Public art projects: Russian-Dutch public art project “Building 35 with artist Martin Scholte, Art-Ovrag New Culture Festival, Vyksa
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Works
Hunzelweg Dima
日本 (Founded In 660 Bc), 2021
plywood, wood, biflex, hardboard
Diameter 660 mm, depth 170 mm
