As of: February 17, 2024, 3:00 p.m
By: Richard Lorenz
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At the opening of the exhibition in the atrium: Manuela Radplayer (board member Sparkasse Freising-Moosburg) Christian Weller and Markus Trasberger (head of the Freising Sparkasse headquarters).
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“I wish you a nice walk through Freising.” This is how the artist Christian Weller ended the introductory words at the opening of his exhibition of paintings in the atrium of the Sparkasse Freising-Moosburg.
Freising
– The most beautiful corners of the cathedral city, captured on canvas by Christian Weller.
This can currently be admired in the atrium of the Sparkasse Freising-Moosburg.
Weller has a unique way of showing the cathedral city's most beautiful places and buildings in such a way that they are not just drawn illustrations, but works full of empathy, lightness and liveliness.
Or to put it another way: When you look at Weller's works, you can literally feel and feel the special atmosphere of the respective place.
Artistic start
The artist worked on the works for around a year - the works that are actually a cycle and are entitled “Freising's Most Beautiful Sides”.
Twelve of them have already been published in Weller's large-format Freising calendar 2024, which he also had with him at the opening in the atrium.
The exhibition itself is at the same time a wonderful artistic prelude to the cathedral city's big anniversary year, quiet and yet very impressively powerful, because Weller makes visible what can actually only be felt: the energy and "spirit" of some places.
The artist brings the city's major signatures onto the paper without using the classic postcard motifs.
Rather, he uses other perspectives and puts a lot of artistic breath into the works.
This is how the Asam appears without construction site scaffolding and with flower stands on Marienplatz, an image that is wistful and shimmering - a work full of light and passion.
The Chronicler
The artist is fascinated by towers, and this can be seen at first glance, because he is interested in the architectural, in the subtleties and the details.
A highlight: the town church, which rises into a dark gray autumn sky, because you can literally feel it, that cold October day on which Weller probably made his first sketches for the later watercolor.
This makes Weller not only a painter, but also an important chronicler of the city - who, however, underlines the momentary with soul light and thus gives people, visitors as well as locals, a feeling of what beautiful spots there are in Freising - if only you do it correctly looks.
The expansion
For the exhibition, Weller has expanded his work show to include a few sheets that no longer found a place in the calendar.
Still lifes can also be seen.
Including a work entitled “Freisinger Tagblatt” and showing the local newspaper lying on a table next to a stack of books.
Weller can quickly answer the question of which work is the retired art teacher's favorite: “The Vinzentinum as seen from the Arpajon Garden.”
What also captivated the numerous guests at the vernissage: the brilliant view of Weihenstephan, the representation of the witches' tower from the old prison or the Mohrenbrunnen on a summer day.
The charming thing: Viewers are not overwhelmed by a mass of works, but can concentrate on 20 pictures and let themselves fall into them - just as if they were on a walk through the cathedral city and were discovering them for themselves.
The soul of the cathedral city
So the summary is simple: With his works, Weller captures the soul of the cathedral city with just a few brush strokes.
And he does it so skillfully that you get wanderlust just by looking, even though you are only a few steps away from the original.
What Manuela Radplayer from the board of Sparkasse Freising-Moosburg also emphasized: “This year, exhibitions by artists from our partner cities Waidhofen, Obervellach, Skofja Loka and Weissenkirchen will also take place here in the atrium as part of the city’s anniversary.”
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The exhibition “Freising's Most Beautiful Sides”, watercolors by Christian Weller in the atrium of the Sparkasse, runs until
March 28th
and can be visited during the Sparkasse's opening hours.
Admission is free.