Ines Ebrenz
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InesEbrenz's brush yields tonal modulations, that flow and gurgle as gently as a brook, building up tactile surfaces like layers of skin, upon oriental paper. Tiny dabs and trickles of paint surround and tease masses of amorphous shapes placed within large open light-filled spaces, while threads of paper dance freely with a destiny all their own. There is no trace of control, no hint of precision or cerebral interaction. Her work is reduced to the eloquence of a haiku poem that requires one to be still and tune inward to receive its full potential, to reap the rewards. The titles to her work, such as Satisfaction and Separation, are based upon her personal experiences, and having a spiritual nature, she does not impose their meaning upon the viewer. She releases them from a quiet meditative state and belief in the natural order of the universe. Her compelling, mysterious images speak to us much like the Zen aphorism "The heart cannot be grasped." Ines Ebrenz was born in Brazil and lived in Germany before moving to New York. Her work is included in many private collections throughout Brazil, Australia, Germany and the U.S. Alexandra Shaw
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Ines Ebrenz was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Being always interested, since an early stage, for the relationship between Art, its expression, and nature she studied Fine Arts at The Instituto de Belas Artes in her native city, focusing in painting and drawing. Later on she went into other disciplines the likes of Sculpture —undertaking individualized studies at Selma Abdon Calheiras’ Studio and also with Marcio Mattar— and Graphic Design, among others.
Ines Ebrenz lived in Cologne, Germany, for ten years before moving to Connecticut in 1996 and then to New York in 1998. During these years she privately researched into the abstract field experiencing with different tools, materials and medias.
As a result of her large investigation she is currently producing series of paintings where color, material and self-exploration play an important role. From ancient Greek literature to modern oriental philosophy her metaphysical outcome has developed an own informalisme approach.
Her work is included in many private collections throughout Brazil, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy and the United States. It has been shown in exhibitions in Germany, Brazil and the United States. Her abstract mixed media paintings on paper were included in the Salon 2000 exhibition at Broadway Mall Gallery, with the West side Arts Coalition, in October 1999. She also was recently included in Abstract 2000 at the same venue.