About the Artist Gert & Uwe Tobias

Gert and Uwe Tobias (b. 1973 in Kronstadt, Romania) have worked as an artistic duo since the late 1990s. The twin brothers became known above all for their large-format, colour-intense woodcuts, made in a characteristic, puzzle-like technique. In them they combine motifs of Transylvanian folk art and folklore with elements of classical modernism, Dadaism and pop culture into an unmistakable, often slyly humorous visual language. Beyond the woodcuts, their output includes collages, ceramics and the celebrated "typewriter drawings." After moving to Germany they studied in Mainz and at the Braunschweig University of Art under Walter Dahn; their work has been shown internationally, including at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Whitechapel Gallery in London.