Detlef E. Aderhold's New York solo debut explores affective states through abstract painting

German painter Detlef E. Aderhold presented his first New York solo exhibition at Rogue Space Chelsea from November 11 to November 17, 2014. The show, titled "Null Komma Null," featured paintings merging figuration and abstraction with rich textures. Curated by Eric Sutphin, the works explore affective states through formal elements like stains made from coffee or thinned paint. Aderhold's background as a psychotherapist informs his practice, with paintings like "Aufriss" (2007) incorporating charts and graphs mapping human memory. The exhibition's title piece, "Null Komma Null" (2011), depicts a fragmented female face with red lips and a dislocated eyeball, deliberately avoiding linguistic references. Other works include "City 2" (2008) and "Makes My Eyes Rain" (2014), which suggest cityscapes or ruins through geometric forms. Hegel's philosophical concepts of aesthetics as the science of sensation were referenced in relation to Aderhold's approach. The paintings create visual noise through overlapping translucent patterns in colors like mint green, soft pink, and lemon yellow.