Suspenseful GazesBringing together the paintings of Hamburg artist Almut Heise, this catalogue raisonn-panning the time from 1968 to the present is an impressive display of her unique painterly signature. With a distinctive style that lies somewhere between New Objectivity, Pop Art, and Photorealism, Heise-s staged realities are equally narrative and enigmatic; elegant, cool, and yet familiar in an almost soothing way as Brigitte K-lle describes it in her essay. One could interpret Heise-s interiors and portraits as an artistic exploration of the act of seeing itself. Whether through the tension-filled domestic scenes where intricately arranged furnishings, patterns, and objects reminiscent of the 1950s coexist as equals, seamlessly blending foregrounds and backgrounds into a single surface, or in her portrayal of figures whose lines of sight-enhanced by meticulously spatial composition, opera glasses, or mirrors-become the primary subject of her paintings. This catalogue documents som
