Monica De Cardenas is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent works by Thomas Huber at the gallery in Zuoz.

Swiss artist Thomas Huber, known for his conceptual, edge-of-reality paintings of interiors and imaginary architectural structures, has long been based in Berlin, but since a couple of years has felt the need to return to the landscapes of his youth, taking a home on the Italian/Swiss border near Cannobio on the Lago Maggiore.

The spectacular views of the lake from his house form the inspiration for the paintings in the exhibition. Like a sort of visual diary, the works explore the potentially endless variations on the same landscape, in which the mountains, water, sky and light are traversed by the rhythm of the seasons and the changes of weather and light. A celebration of nature and the beauty and simplicity of the landscape, the paintings in this series represent an important new direction in Huber’s work: while retaining the vivid colors and well-defined shapes typical of his art, the large oils and watercolors in the show herald a significant departure from his previous practice.

Built space and illusionary architectural forms make way for wide open spaces and the powerful presence of the lake, captured from a specific angle and at specific times. Many of the paintings are titled with their date of creation in the title, revealing the artist's precise, almost scientific approach. This body of work thus takes up the idea of the series, which boasts many illustrious precedents in the history of art, such as those by Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Ferdinand Hodler.