Tin Trohar. Fünf Kreuzigungen

The cross as an ancient motif found expression in art above all in the form of the crucifixion. The story of the crucified Jesus Christ not only spread the message of Christian faith, but also inspired the greatest masters of art history to create significant works. Rubens, Zurbarán and many others acted on behalf of the Church, Tin Trohar devotes himself to the motif by his own choice. He does so naturally, without pathos and without a religious message. Is he a believer? What role does Jesus Christ play in his life? He does not answer these questions. Tin Trohar is a painter, not a storyteller. It is not the why that is decisive, but the how. How significantly this how stands out from what has been done before can only be experienced in front of the original. For all his reduction of colour, Trohar does not forego the use of glitter familiar from his work and thus allows the dying body of Jesus Christ to shine with an unusual radiance.

We all have a relationship to this crucified man. As diverse as these relationships and our reaction to the subject as a society are, as diverse are the answers to the question of the meaning of life and death. And that is why one crucifixion was not enough. For the time being, there are five of them. Tin Trohar has been approaching the subject for a long time and worked on it for the last few months. Now it is up to us to react to his paintings.

Alexander Giese