Total Eclipse 2005

“Rasen “ 2005  Mixed Media Installation : “Once you step into this swirl, you cannot get out. If you are in the middle of the swirl, you cannot go back to the surface, and you become a part of it”
– Shiho Kondo.

“Fake Beauty” Performance Installation, 2005

People seem always be interested in viewing the bad sides of other people, and they are not interested in their positive sides instead. It is also my firm belief that people have the ability to cheat, exploit and even hurt other people. On the other hand, people have a conscience that leads them to goodness. Our consciences categorize our behavior of hurting and exploiting others as bad inappropriate behavior, as evil one. This kind of bargaining between these two sides (the polar opposites of good and bad) has been a basic foundation of relationships among people. History has pointed out that there have been many moments when people proved to be releasing their evil side, their dark side. It is war. War is the organization of the human capacity to hurt and destroy others. These facts imply that collectively people can create evil deeds and actually, at the same time, they can also create the opposite.

PIPE PAINTING
Paintings 2005

Eva Ullrich’s purpose as an artist is not to please, rather to confuse the viewer with her somewhat disturbing and awkward images. She shows provocation and crudeness by intertwining references from her ideas, emotions and life experience. She adds images of industrial pipes in each piece as a symbol of connection. They emphasize her idea that everything and everybody in this universe is inevitably connected. She sees no need in holding on to one particular manner of painting, and does not believe in terms such as “realistic” or “abstract” to describe her work. The primitive drawn icons in her work reveal the influence of working together with small children in the arts. To the observer, it may seem odd that some areas are completely untouched, whereas others are obviously “overdone”. She abruptly stops when she feels the painting is complete and not necessarily when it looks finished. The psychological impact of experiencing her work shows the strength of her rebellious nature. The unusual idea of the Pipe Painting series is amusing and contains a good amount of satire.