Since the beginning of his artistic career, Jürgen Köhler has focussed entirely on drawing. Although he is very familiar with the iconography of art history, there is nothing virtuosic about his works, which are reminiscent of children's drawings or surreal, medieval allegories. On the other hand, they often appear carefully controlled and constructed; lines drawn with a ruler are not uncommon. Whether in his strange figurations, which are not only derived from the European understanding of images, or in his "City Scapes", abstractions inspired by urban structures - Jürgen Köhler creates images that touch on our hidden and buried memories, fantasies and fears. His works have nothing ideological, no programme, no message. They are committed to the abysses of the unconscious, their interpretation, their access to the mind through the senses will vary greatly from viewer to viewer.
The exhibition and catalogue are a joint project of the Galerie Pankow Berlin and the Leonhardi-Museum Dresden.
