Eckart Hahn: Papiertiger

The book "Eckart Hahn: Paper Tiger" offers a comprehensive collection of over 50 works by the artist Eckart Hahn, spanning from the 1990s to the present. At the heart of the publication is the motif of paper, which is interpreted in surprising and diverse ways in Hahn's artworks. The artist employs brushes and paint to achieve a remarkably realistic effect, while the paper in his images always remains a fiction. The representations range from torn and folded paper to complex collages and reliefs. Hahn's distinctive style, which he refers to as "broken realism," combines precise details with a subtle sense of humor and addresses the cracks and paradoxes of reality. In artfully arranged scenes, viewers encounter animals that serve as carriers of multifaceted meanings, and the paper itself becomes a symbol of fragility and change.