Gert & Uwe TOBIAS Untitled (GUT / H 2311/01) - 2014 Wood engravings on canvas Signed, dated and numbered "1/2" on the back 200.5 x 168 cm Woodcut on canvas ; signed, dated and numbered on the reverse 78,74 x 66,14 in. Provenance: Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels Acquired directly from the latter by the current owner FR The Tobias brothers have been developing a collaborative practice since graduating in 2002. They work in a wide variety of media, including woodcuts, relief sculptures, typewriter drawings, watercolours, gouaches and ceramics. Their artistic practice is primarily influenced by their Romanian heritage and the local myths, costumes, crafts and vernacular motifs associated with this region. The Tobias brothers combine these biographical elements with motifs from popular culture, abstract art and contemporary graphic design. The result is a varied yet highly personalised body of work that oscillates between archaic cultural mythology and contemporary visual culture. EN The Tobias brothers have developed a collaborative practice, since the end of their studies in 2002. They work with a broad variety of media including woodcut prints, relief sculptures, typewriter drawings, watercolors, gouaches and ceramics. Their artistic practice is mainly influenced by their Romanian heritage and the local myths, costumes, handcrafts and vernacular motifs associated with this area. The Tobias brothers combine these biographic elements with motifs from popular culture, abstract art and contemporary graphic design. The result is a diverse, yet highly personalized oeuvre that fluctuates between archaic cultural mythology and contemporary visual culture. Gert & Uwe TOBIAS FR The Tobias brothers have been developing a collaborative practice since graduating in 2002. They work in a wide variety of media, including woodcuts, relief sculptures, typewriter drawings, watercolours, gouaches and ceramics. Their artistic practice is primarily influenced by their Romanian heritage and the local myths, costumes, crafts and vernacular motifs associated with this region. The Tobias brothers combine these biographical elements with motifs from popular culture, abstract art and contemporary graphic design. The result is a varied yet highly personalised body of work that oscillates between archaic cultural mythology and contemporary visual culture. EN The Tobias brothers have developed a collaborative practice, since the end of their studies in 2002. They work with a broad variety of media including woodcut prints, relief sculptures, typewriter drawings, watercolors, gouaches and ceramics. Their artistic practice is mainly influenced by their Romanian heritage and the local myths, costumes, handcrafts and vernacular motifs associated with this area. The Tobias brothers combine these biographic elements with motifs from popular culture, abstract art and contemporary graphic design. The result is a diverse, yet highly personalized oeuvre that fluctuates between archaic cultural mythology and contemporary visual culture.