Gert and Uwe Tobias

Gert Tobias and Uwe Tobias (born 1973) are twin brothers working as a collaborative duo of visual artists.

Contents

• Gert and Uwe Tobias
• Gert and Uwe Tobias Dresdener Paraphrasen at CFA Berlin
• Selected exhibitions
• References

The brothers were born in Braşov, Romania; they live and work in Cologne. They are known for their woodcut prints as well as relief sculptures, drawings using typewriters, watercolours and ceramics. Their work centres on their Romanian heritage and the myth and legend that is associated with that area, such as the story of Dracula. They combine their native history with elements of contemporary graphic design, camp horror films and abstract art.

An untitled installation shown at the Frieze Art Fair in 2007 paired shuffleboard motifs with the aesthetics of Russian Constructivism while suggesting as its subject several variations of a creation story. It consisted of preliminary drawings made using a typewriter threaded with black and red ribbon, collages, ceramic trophy figurines, and large color woodblock prints on paper. This installation was remounted by Team Gallery at their Wooster Street location in 2012.

Selected exhibitions

2004

Kunstverein e.V., Cologne

2005

Dead / Undead, Galerie Six Friedrich Lisa Ungar, Munich

7, Simon Lee Gallery, London

Roswitha meets Dionysos, The Breeder Projects, Athens

2006

Loveless, Team Gallery, New York

Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

2007

If You Build It, They Will Come, Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu

Return to Form, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad

Projects 86, Museum of Modern Art, New York

Made in Germany - Aktuelle Kunst aus Deutschland, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover

2008

Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn

2010

Exhibiting with photographer Diane Arbus at Nottingham Contemporary from 17 July till 3 October 2010. {Link}

2011

Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands