Exhibition > Past > Haus Gallery

Haus Gallery 18.06.2021
René Kari
Erotical Landscapes
Rene Kari's creations are delicate and clean. Elaborate geometric shapes hide erotic undertones.
Compositions that appear as abstract landscapes allow you to get a glimpse of body lines that intertwine, form, merge and disappear on painting surfaces.
Rene Kari's work is characterized by refined aesthetics. Kari started participating in exhibitions in the mid-1970s, first dedicated to painting. A few years later, however, Rene Kari began a body project carrying Hellenistic beauty ideals, which has now become his art of living. The now 70-year-old Rene Kari has created an ideal figure of his own body in his lifetime, which he himself says: "I was 24 when I decided to shape myself after an ancient sculpture. I reached my top form at the age of 57, so 33 years later. My goal was not a sporting achievement, but an aesthetic appearance. To embody a work of art!"
According to Kari this is the longest art project in the world that has lasted the lifetime of one person. In his opinion, this whole process can also be seen as an anthropological research on how long a person can look toned and unchanging.
Kari's attitude towards his body is equivalent to his attitude towards painting. In both directions the author strives for the perfection of forms. In the body project the artist's tool is his own male body, whereas in paintings the author focuses on the womanly figure. In the eyes of the artist, the ultimate perfection of beauty is embodied in feminine forms. Today, Kari has become a contemporary classic within Estonian modern art whose creative signature is clearly distinguishable.
Rene Kari's works at the Haus Gallery exhibition come from various private collections as well as the artist's own collection, the oldest from the 1990s and the newest recently completed. The exhibition will remain open in the gallery until August 14th 2021.

Portal 4
2012. Oil, masonite 57 x 76 cm (not framed)

Thunderstorm
2019. Oil, masonite 110 x 110 cm (not framed)

Somewhere Where It's Warm
2011. Oil, masonite 122 x 35 cm (not framed)

Somewhere Where It's Cold
2010. Oil, masonite 76 x 35 cm (not framed)

Code 2
2012. Oil, masonite 75 x 50 cm (not framed)

Composition
2011. Oil, masonite 41 x 60 cm (not framed)

Portal 3
2012. Oil, masonite 64 x 75 cm (not framed)

K 25 ABC
1999. Oil, masonite 75 x 135 cm (not framed)

Blow-up
2016. Oil, masonite 90 x 90 cm (not framed)

Erotic Landscape IV
2011. Oil, masonite 57 x 79 cm (not framed)

Erotic Landscape III
2011. Oil, masonite 81 x 53 cm (not framed)

Composition
2011. Oil, masonite 60 x 71 cm (not framed)

Composition
2018. Oil, masonite 52 x 61 cm (not framed)

Improvisation XLIII
1987. Oil, cardboard 30 x 30 cm (framed)

Improvisation XLV
1987. Oil, cardboard 30 x 30 cm (framed)

Improvisation L
1987. Oil, cardboard 30 x 30 cm (framed)

Improvisation XLIX
1987. Oil, cardboard 30 x 30 cm (framed)