Hansjoerg Dobliar's 'Hysterie und Abstraktion' Exhibition at Johannes Vogt Gallery in New York

Hansjoerg Dobliar presented his first solo exhibition titled 'Hysterie und Abstraktion' at Johannes Vogt Gallery in New York City from May 3 to June 15, 2013. The show featured abstract paintings where the artist employed unconventional techniques, including applying paint directly from tubes and using dirty brushes across multiple canvases. Works like 'Distorted Flower VII' (2013) displayed expressive forms, while 'Untitled' (2012) evoked circus imagery with striped tent folds and vibrant colors. Dobliar's paintings combined frenetic movement with geometric elements such as triangles, diamonds, and rhomboids that appeared animated. The exhibition included small square target paintings oriented toward central bull's eyes and works on aluminum displayed against custom-made wallpaper inspired by a Kirchner opera backdrop photograph. A recurring motif involved concentric circles suggesting celestial order amidst chaotic, Day Glo color combinations. The artist's process involved dragging tools across wet lacquer surfaces, creating hallucinatory trails in midnight blue fields. Paintings like 'Tête' (2013) referenced Alexej von Jawlensky's portraits with maroon, yellow, and grey-green stained edges. Despite surface expressionism, the works maintained underlying formal rigor through personally symbolic forms and controlled compositions.