Ruben Talberg Witch’s Foot In Specter's Fire "Witch’s Foot In Specter's Fire", Oil on canvas, 47x63in (120x160cm), £23,000

SaLon Gallery 82 Westbourne Grove London (England) W2 5RT United Kingdom (city map) Send E-mail tel +44 (0)20 - 7221 1651 www.salongallery.co.uk

16.03. - 16.07.07
Ruben Talberg - Obsession, a solo exhibition of paintings

Ruben Talberg (*1964 born in Heidelberg), Israeli-German painter, sculptor, photographer. He initially lived in Frankfurt, then in America and Israel.
His first solo-exhibit was presented 1986 in Heidelberg.
Talberg's art constitutes an act of liberation. His family is related to Irving G. Thalberg, founder of the Memorial Award, Los Angeles.

Talberg ranks among the most successful Israeli-German contemporary artists.

Press Release

Ruben Talberg employs rich earth tones and fiery spectrums, which lend his paintings a naturalistic and timeless feel. Reminiscent of Willem de Kooning's abstract work, Talberg's abstract expressionism employs richly coloured oil and tempera as well as occasional punctuating devices such as words, phrases, and, most recently, bold charcoal splatters. Talberg works in a variety of media that include sculpture and poetry. The phrases he incorporates into his compositions are provocative and mimicked by the colours and shapes in the painting, as when the word "wine" forms a light burgundy smear not unlike a wine stain in the painting "Wine Witch at Blocksberg." An ardent opponent of Anti-Semitism whose spiritual interests include Buddhism and Voodoo, Mr. Talberg does not shy away from challenging binaries such as heaven-hell, light-dark, and conscious-subconscious. Yet, despite the portions of Talberg's paintings that remain unsettled or jarred, each of his works retains balance and coherence overall. Talberg's paintings have been exhibited in Israel, the US and throughout Europe.

Talberg is a member of the German Association of Fine Artists (BBK), VG Bild-Kunst, MENSA International, New York Artists Equity Association, Inc. (NYAEA).

Talberg lives and works in Offenbach, Tel-Aviv, Miami.

Selected Exhibitions:
2007 Gare Maritime, Cannes • 2006 Gallery Artoz, Fürth • 2006 B'nai B'rith Lodge, Frankfurt • 2006 Schwan-Stabilo, Nuremberg • 2006 Agora Gallery, New York • 2005 Villa Obsession, Offenbach • 2005 B. von Stechow, Image-House, Frankfurt • 2004 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg • 2003 Castle Kronberg, Kronberg/Taunus • 2003 McCann-Erickson Art Gallery, Frankfurt • 2002 Gallery Picasso, Tel-Aviv • 2001 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg • 2000 Auction: Beilinson-Hospital, Israel • 1999 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg • 1999 Campaign: Art against Racism, Paris • 1998 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg • 1997 Art Project-666, Tel-Aviv • 1995 Producer Gallery, Canvas-House, Frankfurt • 1994 McCann-Erickson Art Gallery, Frankfurt • 1993 Gallery d'Art, Amsterdam • 1992 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg • 1991 Gallery Graf, Heidelberg • 1990 Co-Founder of "East-Side", Frankfurt • 1989 Gallery Goldberg,Tel-Aviv • 1988 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg • 1987 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg • 1986 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg