Six works by Martin Eder

"Memoirs of My Nervous Illness" by Martin Eder, watercolour and graphite on paper

"Memoirs of My Nervous Illness" by Martin Eder, watercolour and graphite on paper

"Memoirs of My Nervous Illness" by Martin Eder, watercolour and graphite on paper

"Don't Trust Violence" (2003) by Martin Eder, 2003, Oil on canvas, 53 x 42 inches (framed), Rosette Delug Collection

"Dead Star / Black Hole / Shine On My Little Light / Big Pancake Peacefest" (2000) by Martin Eder, polystyrol, 7x8 m

"My sick eyes search for you" (2002) by Martin Eder, installation with 16 watercolours

"My sick eyes search for you" (2002) by Martin Eder, installation with 16 watercolours

Martin Eder (1968, Augsburg, Germany) lives in Berlin.

Don't be fooled by the initial cuteness of his paintings and watercolours. It's all about context, baby. His paintings, drawings, watercolours, videos and photography are often part of quite gothic installations and performances. The monumental "Dead Star [..]" sculpture above consists of a vast amount of polystyrene insulation boards, bought from your average DIY store and piled on top of each another, arranged in tiers, sawn, snapped, torn into shape, painted black and finally glued together.

Some small samples of his work can be seen through this page but most of the images above are taken from PDF catalogues found on this page. The "Don't Trust Violence" painting was found here.