Lost Horizons: Udo Rein

【Book Description】

Udo Rein is the first comprehensive monograph dedicated to the artistic practice of Munich-based artist Udo Rein. Featuring abundant illustrations and scholarly commentary, the volume traces the evolution of Rein’s creative language, which bridges video art and painting. Deeply engaged with global social and cultural issues, Rein examines the polished and simplified “fantasies” of contemporary society, peeling back their surfaces to reveal the hidden backstreets and complexities beneath. His works invite viewers into a multi-layered world that is contradictory, mysterious, and charged with sensual tension.

The book highlights Rein’s distinctive collage technique, which begins with documentary film sequences and develops through processes of fractal construction and deconstruction. By transforming film stills into collages and combining them with oil and acrylic paint on wood panels, Rein achieves a unique visual texture and depth. His method, rooted in the influences of Pop and Street Art, resonates with the styles of Robert Rauschenberg, Ray Johnson, Richard Hamilton, and Mimmo Rotella, situating his work within a broader lineage of experimental visual culture.

As a richly illustrated art volume, Udo Rein gathers the artist’s most significant works to date. More than a retrospective, it presents Rein’s profound artistic perspective, guiding readers into a contemporary visual universe where illusion, contradiction, and poetry converge.

【Details】

Author: Christian Jacobs
Publisher: Hirmer
Publication Year: 2021
Size: 29 × 25 cm
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160