DIVUS LONDON: Talk to Otto Placht about energy

Talk to Otto Placht about energy

04.12.2014 17:30

DIVUS LONDON | en

The Man between The Forest, The Lake, The Drug and The City...

He began as an expressive painter in the 1980s, and was considered one of the biggest talents of his generation. From his Central European roots he draws his relationship towards symbolism, mystical decadence, surrealistic expression and new figural painting. In 1993 he visited Peru for the first time and has been returning ever since transforming his first-hand knowledge and personal experience into striking works of art distinctive in their style and creative energy inspired by shamanic rituals of the Shipibo tribe.

Images, memories, stories, hallucinations. Enter in a conversation with Otto Placht and connect with the rampant world of his art. Otto will walk you through his exhibition at Divus London, presenting works created during and roughly inspired by his short stay in Deptford while still haunted by jungle spirits.

Energia Prima, exhibition of Otto Placht

Comprehensive book "El Libro Mágico" about work of Otto Placht now available online and at the Divus London bookstore shelve...

04.12.2014 17:30

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