Dreiteiler (Three-Piece) / King of the Hill

Fritz Bornstück constructs his artworks using discarded remnants of human civilization. Cigarette butts, weathered toys, empty bottles, and shattered lightbulbs undergo a process he aptly terms "cultural recycling." These apparently haphazard assortments of rubbish frequently coexist with nature in his compositions. Guided by the artist's deft brushwork, these abandoned objects discover fresh purpose in their existence, whether by nurturing new blossoms as they decay, or simply by being appreciated amidst their disorder. Bornstück draws inspiration from an expansive array of sources, ranging from artistic traditions like still life and landscape painting, to elements of popular culture, film, and even the contents of his neighbor's bins. In his observation and collection of fragments of humanity, the artist presents his gatherings with a blend of sincerity and irony, nonchalance and nostalgia, melancholy and hope.