WENN AUCH VON ANDERER SCHÖNHEIT 1958

Editor: We are looking at "WENN AUCH VON ANDERER SCHÖNHEIT," or "Even If of Another Beauty" made in 1958 by Richard Oelze. The medium is charcoal on paper. I find it intensely surreal, but almost claustrophobic – what's your interpretation of it? Curator: The emotional weight carried within these marks feels undeniably heavy. Look at how Oelze uses charcoal not just to depict form, but to suggest a landscape riddled with faces, like a collective unconscious trying to surface. Editor: So, you see the faces as symbols? Curator: Indeed. Each face, emerging from the rock-like structures, feels like a fragment of memory or perhaps suppressed emotion. Consider the title; "Even If of Another Beauty." Do you think Oelze is hinting at beauty within these obscured, almost grotesque forms? Perhaps beauty residing in the honesty of inner turmoil? Editor: I hadn’t thought of it that way, I was too busy being disturbed by it, but I can see the beauty in how Oelze expresses complex internal states. It’s like looking into someone’s soul laid bare. Curator: Precisely! There's a history, perhaps a trauma, etched into the very landscape, rendered visible through this careful, symbolic language of faces and ambiguous structures. Does that resonate with you? Editor: Yes, absolutely. The ambiguity makes it feel all the more universal and relevant. It really underscores the power of visual symbols to bypass rational understanding and tap directly into emotions. Thank you! Curator: A rewarding exploration! And a reminder of how images hold more than just visual data – they contain echoes of shared human experience.