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INTERVIEW with Joas Nebe on one of his big
themes on how humans communicate and how
communication shapes the experience of the world.
“One of my main interests today is communication
and how communication between humans of the
same/different gender/race/origin etc.. is shaped
by ideologies around how communication is
determined. In human evolution, language comes
into being for making the other understand one's
own position. Later, humans developed habits of
mind called ideologies, like the fascist’s or
communist’s thought patterns. Even some religious
sectarianism turns grammar and words into a
killing tool by dividing humans into followers and
enemies. Crucial to an ideologist’s abuse of
grammar is turning it’s communication function
into an order message system."
Artist Close Up, Artist Interviews, 29th september
2021, Artistcloseup, platform interviews for
artists
INTERVIEW with Joas Nebe on how he developed his
artistic approach and expressions.
"I used to paint big figures and groups of mostly
naked people of all colors on huge canvases. Some
figures seemed to come from mythology; others are
like people I have been watching on the street of
my birth town, Hamburg. Hamburg is a harbor city,
and because of the harbor, the population is quite
diverse. People from all nations live there—these
people I pictured in my paintings, even the ones
who lived on the streets."
Al Tiba9, Artist Interviews, september 2021, Al Tiba9, platform interviews for
artists
A LIKE ARTIST Vol. 1 - A Collector´s Book, limited
edition, Artist Interview Joas Nebe pp. 60 - 65,
Al Tiba9, 2022, article
INTERVIEW with Joas Nebe about his latest work on
birds in urban habitats and the climate change
impact on bird species and insects
"My video work always depends on where I am
living. I have been living in the most part of my
life in big cities like Hamburg or Berlin. Five
years ago, I moved to a small town in Southwest
Germany close to the French and Swiss border.
Since i am living-so to speak -at the countryside
and my interest has shifted to nature and here
especially to the smallest creatures, insects and
birds."
MAGAZINE 43 - Artist Of The Month, june issue
2019, pp 49 - 55, MAGAZINE 43, Artist Of The Month June
2019
INTERVIEW with Joas Nebe conducted by the curators
JOSH RYDER and BARBARA SCOTT on the artist´s OPERA
SERIAL
"Joas Nebe´s practice ranges in a wide variety of
media, including Sculpture, Painting and Video:
his exploration of the perceptual mechanisms and
their unexpectedly wide consequences on the act of
feeling, draws the viewers into the liminal area
in which the usual expressive potential of the
single media is hybridized into the consistent
unity of his work. … One of the most convincing
aspects of Nebe´s practice is the way it
accomplishes the difficult task of creating a deep
synergy between our limbic parameters and our
perceptual categories."
Josh Ryder and Barbara Scott in: ARTiculAction
meets Joas Nebe
The artist interview is about how the artist´s
education and interest in psychology, philosophy
and drama influenced his work and what are the
cinematographic strategies behind his Opera serial
that help create a multi-layer experience for the
viewer.
"ARTiculAction meets" is a format of the journal
on contemporary fine art which introduces artists
to readers. The interview is conducted by curator
Josh Ryder and curator Barbara Scott.
ARTiculAction Contemporary Art Review, Anniversary
Edition, special issue, may 2016, pp.120 - 147
ARTiculAction Contemporary Art Review,
special issue, may 2016
INTERVIEW with Joas Nebe on YALE UNIVERSITY RADIO
WYBCX, hosted by BRAINARD CAREY, 20th october 2015
In the interview the artist speaks about his OPERA
film series.
Interviews from Yale University Radio WYBCX
Lives of the Most Excellent Artists, Curators,
Architects, Critics and more, like Vasari´s book
updated. The Art World Demystified, Hosted by
Brainard Carey.
On WYBC Brainard CAREY is hosting interviews with
major figures in the arts, e.g. artists, curators
and writers.
link
INTERVIEW with Joas Nebe on his work PARADISE
GARDENS + SPA series
"From the start i used to be fascinated by art
works with hidden messages. I always estimated art
works that works like a puzzle or a crosswords
without showing a clear picture or meaning at the
end."
The artist interview is about the cinematographic
style and how the artist developes his ideas and
realizes in a film series. The artist speaks about
his PARADISE GARDENS + SPA series, it´s making of,
style and messages.
Since it´s foundation, Stigmart10 has encouraged a
conception of art based on a dynamic dialogue
between artists and audience, reflecting the
interactive nature of the creative act itself.
VideoFocus Stigmart10 Art Review, 12th Edition,
march 2015, pp.98 - 109
Stigmart10 VideoFocus, special
edition, march 2015
INTERVIEW with Joas Nebe on the history of his
CINEMATOGRAPHIC STYLE
"I started creating my visual world by putting
some figures on canvas surrounded by a plain color
background. This color background was covered with
enigmatic „senseless writings“ like the scribbles
you can find next to your phone or on the walls of
a toilet room. Some writings were combined with
line drawings of another figurine that worked like
a caricature of the big monsters next to it."
The artist interview is about the change of style
in the artist´s work and how his painting and
building light sculptures experience shaped his
cinematographic language.
Art Reveal Magazine is dedicated to promote and
publish independent artists from all countries and
all genres of visual art. Each issue of the
magazine will present several contemporary artist
portfolios and their artistic statments.
The interview has been published in Art Reveal
Magazine, issue 4, p. 28-33
Art Reveal Magazine, issue 4, may 2015
ESSAY by CHARLOTTE LINDENBERG on Joas Nebe´s
MACHINE FAIR
"Yet although the imagery is tied to a concrete
city, it is not subjected to common perception.
Rather than sharing the spectator's perspective by
listing popular sights, Nebe alienates the
familiar by picking four scenes consisting of
static (architecture) and moving (traffic)
elements, in order to fragment, rearrange and
precipitate them almost beyond recognition. This
blend of a specified and an abstracted site
parallels the audio-visual experience of a person
not familiar with the sights, sounds and speed of
urban life. Overwhelmed by the size of
architecture and the dynamics of traffic such a
person would hardly be able to focus on individual
human beings. Consequently individuals are
substituted by dummies – indistinct shapes
constituting “just another brick in the wall.” "
The essay "Machine Fair by Joas Sebastian Nebe" by
Charlotte Lindenberg focuses on the overwhelming
Machine Fair´s images´s impact on viewer´s
perception.
The Visual ARTBEAT Magazine is created in English
for European and Middle Eastern Art Collectors and
Art enthusiasts. It is an Art Magazine of new
ideas. Talented young artists roll players of the
art markets and the art works, with increasing
values of contemporary art world talk here.
The essay "Machine Fair by Joas Sebastian Nebe"
has been published in The Visual ArtBeat Magazine,
issue 8, 2012, Index no. 35.
Visual ArtBeat Magazine, issue 8,
january 2012
ESSAY by REBECCA SCHOENSEE on Joas Nebe´s EARLY
WORKS
The essay "Crushing Shadows" by art historian
Rebecca Schoensee has been published in HUMANIZE
MAGAZINE, issue 8, pg. 44-61. The essay describes
the video art series Philosophical Cartoons as an
experience "driving full speed against the wall
only to find out that you just crushed into a some
kind of hyper nothingness".
Humanize Magazine is a completely bilingual
publication (Spanish and English) that deals with
indie and alternative culture in an innovative
manner.
The complete essay is available only in English.
article
ESSAY on Joas Nebe´s TOTEM TOONS by REBECCA
SCHOENSEE
"I feel a burning desire to break the spell and to
step out into the open to take a deep breath of
the fresh salty fall air. As I feel the wind
caressing my lungs, I hear Nebe’s “Totems Toons”
uttering a faint, sardonic chuckle."
The essay "Tunes of Trauma" by Rebecca Schoensee
describes the intriguing visual play of the video
series "Totem Toons" as interaction of trauma and
female/male role models.
"Tunes of Trauma" has been published in Humanize
Magazine, issue 9, p. 26-35
article
ESSAY on Joas Nebe´s ENCYCLOPEDIC CARTOONS project
with statements of several artists
"Some people have legs but no reason to dance.
Others have none yet fields they waltz through are
infinite. Legs are overrated most days."
The essay "Video Artists on Video Art, Joas
Sebastian Nebe´s Encyclopedic Cartoons" presents a
choice of artist voices on one of Nebe´s big video
projects.
"Video Artists on Video Art" has been published in
Humanize Magazine, issue 10, p. 16-27
article
ESSAY on Joas Nebe´s work in general, introducing
MACHINE FAIR by REBECCA SCHOENSEE
"Nebe in a clever move takes the reason prisoner,
only to appoint reason to be the king of his game
of chess. He calls for a close review of the
encyclopedia of our philosophical and cultural
foundations. In his opinion reason has the
potential to direct a path away from the horror
vacui he is depicting."
The essay "Gaming Into Mindfulness" by Rebecca
Schoensee analyses the interaction between pattern
and words on the screen and viewer´s expectation
in Joas Sebastian Nebe´s film "Machine Fair".
The essay "Gaming Into Mindfulness" has been
published in Humanize Magazine, issue 11, p.
20-31.
Humanize Magazine issue 11, july 2011
republished:
"Interview with Joas Nebe by Rebecca Schoensee",
Ism.ology Art Magazine, spring edition 2015, pp.
31-33, article
articles in German language only:
ARTICLE on Joas Nebe´s work focusing on the issue
architecture by SIMONE KRAFT
deconarch.com, MAGAZINE ON ARTitecture / ART AND
ARCHITECTURE, interview with the artist about the
intersection of philosophy and architecture in
Nebe´s film work. The interiew is available in
German language only.
deconarch.com focuses on art and architecture and
how they meet. deconarch.com wants to be a
platform for discussion and information for
everybody who is interested in architecture and
art and how they meet. In reports and interviews
deconarch.com will introduce – young and
innovative – artists whose work circles around
questions of architecture, space, building,…
The Interview "„Ich sehe Kunst als Moeglichkeit,
aus Antworten neue Fragen die generieren.“" has
been published on deconarch.com, 13th october 2011
deconarch.com,
october 2011
The essay "Schattenhaus, Ein Nachtstueck" by art
historian Rebecca Schoensee
The essay is about shadow house sculptures and
figurative paintings of the 1990´s
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES:
"Gesichtsverlust-Be(com)ing (in)visible
international group exhibition, curated by Simone
Kraft, Kunstverein Viernheim, Germany
e-catalogue, only in German available
"Ich moechte den Betrachter durch Unterhaltung zum
Nachdenken verfuehren", Interview with Joas
Sebastian Nebe, pp. 34-37
catalogue
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