Playground series:
Early Paintings from Martina Büttner
Pasta, oil on canvas, 120 x 180 cm, 1995
private collection, Paris
private collection, Paris
Party, oil on canvas, 125 x 150 cm, 1998
private collection, Luxembourg
private collection, Luxembourg
Slide, oil on canvas, env. 146 x 114 cm, 1999
Building blocks, oil on canvas, 100 x 180 cm, 1995
private collection, Malakoff
private collection, Malakoff
Puzzle, oil on canvas, 165 x 164 cm, 1999
private collection, Paris
private collection, Paris
Carousel, oil on canvas, 135 x 170 cm, 1997
private collection, Bad Kreuznach
private collection, Bad Kreuznach
Paddling pool, oil on canvas, 114 x 162 cm, 1997
Climbing frame, oil on canvas, 146 x 114 cm, 1997
public collection, Berlin Senate
public collection, Berlin Senate
Swing, oil on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 1999
Somersaults, oil on canvas, 150 x 300 cm, 2000
About the Playground series
(…) For my part, I am sure, that it is the derision of the human comedy expressed by Martina Büttner. Truculence marks these compositions, where humor is associated with a certain ferocity. In summary, all these paintings constitute a world that does not fail to fascinate and make us think about our condition. (…)
Raphaël Valensi, Paris 2000
Raphaël Valensi, Paris 2000
Date
1995 – 2000
