#lori hersberger

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Lori Hersberger (Swiss, 1964), Today / Tomorrow, 2007. Acrylic and spray paint on mirror, laid on wood panel, 90 × 140 cm.

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Lori Hersberger, ‘Sunset 164,’ 2006, 

Neon systems, Black float glass, 

164 x 300 x 1.8 cm (neon), 164 x 300 x ca. 400 cm (Installation dimensions),

© lori hersberger studio, courtesy lori hersberger studio, zurich, 

Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul, berlin,

Macht! Licht! ( Power! Light!), Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg

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Lori Hersberger (Swiss, b.1964), Russian Roulette VIII, 2000. Acrylic on canvas, 101 x 76 cm

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Lori Hersberger - Sunset 164 - 2006.

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Lori Hersberger, Cuboid 300 Black, 2008 at Thaddaeus Ropac

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Lori Hersberger

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Geist No. 16 (XVI), 2012, Lori Hersberger.

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This week we’re looking at color.

These pieces are by Lori Hersberger, a Swiss artist based out of Zurich. Here’s an excerpt from his bio:

“Lori Hersberger’s art stresses the opposition between the world of illusion and that of reality, yet at the same time alludes to the space between them. In this sense, his works are both sublime and grotesque – a combination that is also clearly expressed in his current exhibitions.”

If we just look at the use of color, we see that the use of neon intensifies the color as a focal point in itself. The blending of various points of light also creates a gradients as each colored ray intersects another. 

At times, Hersberger’s work radiates a dystopian sensibility, and at other times, an inviting, if dangerous playfulness.