Karl Holmqvist

PAINT WITH MAKE-UP


07.02.2026 – 07.03.2026
Karl Holmqvist PAINT WITH MAKE-UP

IT’S THE L.A. LIGHT, THE MEMORY OF L.A. LIGHT, BERLIN LACK OF LIGHT, DAY AND NIGHT THE MEMORY OF MUSIC, OF MUSIC LYRICS, SILENT MOVIES, MAKE-UP, MESHES, A MIRROR FACE.
IN 2016 DAVID BOWIE PASSED AWAY.
MAYA DEREN (PREMATURELY AGE 44) DIED ALREADY IN 1961.
SHE WAS BORN IN KYIV AND CAME TO HOLLYWOOD BUT HATED THE HOLLYWOOD SYSTEM.
DAVID BOWIE FLED FROM L.A. TO COME SPEND A COUPLE OF YEARS IN BERLIN.
MOST PROBABLY THEY NEVER MET IN REALLIFE.

ENTRANCE

Untitled (Ex Libris), 2025
silkscreen on raw canvas, 60 x 90 cm

Untitled (Black Mesh Curtain), 2026
black mesh curtain, dimensions variable

Untitled (Blitz Painting Black), 2026
mixed media on raw canvas, 126 x 150 cm

GALLERY

L.A. SHADOWPLAY (Meshes of The Mackey Apartments), 2024 - 25
b/w silent/sound film, 22 mins 53 secs

UPSTAIRS

BERLIN TRILOGY PART I, 2025-26
b/w video, sound, 61 mins

Untitled (Blitz Painting Blue and Red), 2026
mixed media on raw canvas, 150 x 126 cm

Untitled (Blitz Painting Brown and Silver), 2026
mixed media on raw canvas, 72 x 88 cm

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