Hella De Santarossa TERRA QUENTE at museum FLUXUS+: Experience art and culture in Potsdam

An art experience between embers, rhythm, and spiritual imagery

At the museum FLUXUS+ in Potsdam, Hella De Santarossa's exhibition TERRA QUENTE unfolds a sensuous and art-historically charged artistic experience. The presentation in the atrium focuses on works arising from the artist's encounters with Brazil, Afro-Brazilian religious forms, and the expressive energy of the 1980s.

Painting as movement, light as material

De Santarossa is regarded as a Cross-Artist, with a practice that spans painting, glass, performance, and film. Her works connect color-intensive surfaces with gestural density, rhythmic dynamics, and a strong spatial impact. Entering the exhibition, one encounters not just images but an aesthetic experience that vibrates between sensual surface and cultural depth.

Brazil, Macumba, and the power of the expressive

The work series Hot Earth emerged under the impression of her travels to Brazil in the mid-1980s. According to the museum, the images were shaped by encounters with Macumba; Candomblé and Umbanda also resonate as religious and cultural contexts. Expressive figures, ritual movement, and a color palette carried by embers offer access to an art that mediates between spiritual experience and modern painting.

An artist of the Young Wild Ones with a distinctive style

Hella De Santarossa belongs to that generation that set new standards with the sensuality of color and spontaneous gesture. Her biography points to an early influence from stained glass painting, international attention, and exhibitions in renowned places such as the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, the Bienal de São Paulo, and the Karl-Ernst-Osthaus Museum. The museum FLUXUS+ is thus showcasing not only a special exhibition but a significant position in contemporary art in dialogue with the Fluxus collection of the house.

The museum FLUXUS+ as a fitting resonance space

The museum in Schiffbauergasse sees itself as a place for modern art, Fluxus, and art education. Guided tours, audioguides, museum café, and museum shop complement the offerings; barrier-free access, elevators, and accessible restrooms facilitate the visit. The exhibition in the atrium benefits from this open, cultivated atmosphere and invites concentrated contemplation of the works.

Conclusion: TERRA QUENTE promises an intense look at Hella De Santarossa's color-rich, material-conscious, and culturally multifaceted art. Those seeking painting as a spiritual and sensual experience should not miss this exhibition in Potsdam.

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Sources:

• museum FLUXUS+ - Exhibition in the atrium
• museum FLUXUS+ - Press release Hella De Santarossa TERRA QUENTE
• museum FLUXUS+ - Opening hours and directions
• museum FLUXUS+ - Accessibility
• museum FLUXUS+ - Tickets and admission
• Hella De Santarossa - Biography
• Federal Capital Potsdam - Event Hella De Santarossa TERRA QUENTE