The paintings by Andrea Bender contain much sarcasm and irony into the abyss of civil society. Many of them are derived from the novel ‘Alice In Wonderland’. Glamorous baroque settings are filled with strangely androgynous and distorted creatures which indicate that the idyll and beauty of the splendid surroundings might be deceiving.

About the artist:

Born 1972 in Schotten, Germany, she graduated from the Art Academy in Düsseldorf under Dieter Krieg and Jörg Immendorff with a master degree. Received award in 2013 Cité international des arts Paris. Her works are in the permanent collection of Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Merkel Collection and Foundation, F.S. Group, Hilversum, Herrenhaus Edenkoben, SØR/Rusche, Oelde/Berlin and many other institutions in Europe etc. She recently took part in exhibitions in Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan.

-Karin Weber Gallery

Image: © Andrea Bender