Robert reiter is an artist with an absolutely unmistakable handwriting. Whoever has visited one of his numerous exhibitions will always recognize him again. This is not because the painter and graphic artist, who lives in untersiemau, constantly repeats himself in his work. It is rather the striking, always expressive way of line management that characterizes his works.
And it is the themes that have occupied and accompanied him through many years and decades – themes that he has rediscovered again and again. This is shown by a rough exhibition of his work, which the coburg art association is dedicating to him at the opening of its exhibition year. The exhibition is not intended as a belated birthday present for reiter's 80th birthday. His 50th birthday in october of last year, but rather an appreciation of his extensive oeuvre. To make a characteristic selection from reiter's numerous works is certainly not an easy task.
Clever selection
Jurgen sandweg, curator of the art museum erlangen, succeeds in this selection with clever weighting. The majority of the works on display in the pavilion at the hofgarten date from the last few years. Some examples from his earlier years show that reiter has certainly undergone some stylistic changes over the years. Nevertheless, it is unmistakable that this artist early found his own handwriting and consistently developed further. This exhibition is not monotonous at any moment. Reiter discovers something new again and again, even in the seemingly familiar. This is what this presentation with its clever structure makes visible in passing.
