This controversial topic area have adopted the artists of the eighty Gallery for contemporary art in Berlin Center via the medium of painting and sculpture. The group exhibition is usual boom filled with interesting items. The painting will be shown by Mathias Melchert (Potsdam) with acrylic paint, paint on canvas and paper, as well as Evelyn Sommerhoff (Berlin) with works on paper on canvas. Works displays the following positions in oil: Barbara Gerasch (Berlin), Sven Ballenthin (Berlin), Diana eighty (Berlin), as well as sculptures from the cycle of works by Peter Gragert (Berlin) from the Dresden school. A general role of dance in ancient times, a largely matching specialist opinion is, because in ancient times, he penetrated Dance all walks of life as a fundamental part of life and religion, until a supposed connection of dance has been designed with the devil in the middle ages. This presumption culminated in the middle ages in a sudden Dance ban. The negative image of the dance is obviously related to the sensual moment and the physical form of expression.

After this negative perception in the middle ages, the body as the seat of sin is devalued. Thus, this demonization now shows the extreme contrasts and the antagonistic relationship between the ancient world and the Christianized world as a subject of dispute. “The positions of Sven Ballenthin (Berlin), Mathias Melchert, Diana eighty (Universitat of der Kunste Berlin, UdK,) and the winner of the VBK art award (BENNINGHAUSPREIS 2009) Evelyn Sommerhoff from Berlin (Association of Berlin artists,), as well as the painter Barbara Gerasch (Friedrichshagen) from the Academy of painting (www.akademie-fuer-malerei-berlin.de) Berlin condense the dancing gods” in beguiling Arrangements of figures from Greek and Roman mythology, motifs from the literature and history with today’s art-historical references. In this imagery, dance and pulsing the energies of the intense colors of red, blue, black and white. In addition, the eighty-Gallery for contemporary art is on the major international Internet art Portal artnet represented, in the categories of modern, contemporary and emerging artists (www.artnet.de/ achtzig.html or achtzig.html). The opening of group exhibition dancing gods”takes place on the 07.05.2010 in eighty Gallery for contemporary art (fountain str. 150, 10115 Berlin) from 19:00 to 22:00. The exhibition remains open from the 08.05.2010 until May 29, 2010 for visitors (Thu Sat 15-8: 00). Vernissage: 07.05.2010 group exhibition: 08.05.2010 may 29, 2010 author: Diana eighty, eighty PR and eighty Gallery for contemporary art