Parrasch Heijnen Gallery`s first solo exhibition of new paintengs by Sophie von Hellermann opens in L.A.
(Artdaily.org)

Parrasch Heijnen Gallery is presenting Petri Dishes, the gallery’s first solo exhibition of new paintengs by artist Sophie von Hellermann. Inquisitive microscopes peer over Petri dishes, scrutinizing imaginary microcosms of cultural growths and various characters in action. Depicting gruesome moments from a wide range of source material that includes modern American culture, Christianity, Greek mythology, and German folklore, von Hellermann examines the basis of our cultural understanding. As von Hellermann states, “Painting idioms and metaphor and literary references has always been part of my practice. I see the empty canvas as a mirror for thoughts like a stage and the pigments and acrylic emulsion and water as narrators and actors.” The artist’s thin application of media unrestrainedly moves about yet is ultimately