The artwork
Found this Fresco in an old palace in the center of Bergamo and was fascinated not only by the fresco itself but also by it’s setting on this wall where layers of plaster had come of, exposing the brickworks behind it.
The artist
Michael “Mago” Berger´s work is a fusion of scientific and artistic expression. His canvases are unique - Berger formed the term Transformable ART for his technique of combining painting and sculpture to form reliefs which are not static but may change their appearance through manual interaction with the viewer. The compositions sometimes feature spheres, themselves resembling planets, or rocks which by means of hidden magnets can be rearranged by the spectator to create a work constantly in flux and never the same. This reflects his background as a geologist and geochemist. Berger uses intense, positive colors that invite the viewer in. His broad, generous brushstrokes build up backgrounds with a smooth, almost dreamy quality that heightens the relief of the moveable objects, placing them in an unreal world from which they beckon.
Michael Berger holds a PhD in geochemistry and a graduate degree in geology. Born in Wuppertal,Germany, he currently lives and works in Bern, Switzerland.
Exhibitions and Group show participations:
1993 Galerie Faeh, Bern, Switzerland
1997 Agora Gallery, New York, USA
1997 DIW, Berlin, Germany
1999 Strathwork Galerie, Ladbergen, Germany
2000 Backstubengalerie, Wuppertal, Germany
2001 Richter´sche Fabrik, Wuppertal, Germany
2002 Kurzzeitgalerie, Buchs, SG, Switzerland
2003 epi Art Exhibition, EPO, München, Germany
2006 epi Art Exhibition, EPO, München, Germany
2007 Agora Gallery, New York, USA
2008 Raiffeisenbank, Buchs, Switzerland
2009 April - Agora Gallery, New York, USA
2009 Okt. - Agora Gallery, New York, USA
2010 La biennale de la figuration d’Entressen, Entressen, France
2011 Shanghai Art Fair 2011 with LDX Galleries
2012 epi Art Exhibition, EPO, München, Germany
2012 Galerie Artodrome, Malta
2012 Shanghai Contemporary with LDX Galleries
2012 Galerie Artodrome, Berlin, Germany
2013 Galerie Swiss Artspace, Lausanne, Switzerland
2013 Galerie Artodrome, Malta
2013 Galerie Kleiner Prinz, Baden-Baden, Germany
2013 Galerie Artodrome, Berlin, Germany
2013 Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan with LDX Galleries
2014 Galerie Artodrome, Berlin, Germany
2014 La Case delle Culture del Mondo, Milan, Italy
2014 Galerie Kleiner Prinz, Baden-Baden, Germany
2015 epi Art Exhibition, EPO, München, Germany 2017 Gallery Seven, Bern, Switzerland 2018 Gallery Seven, Bern, Switzerland 2018 epi Art Exhibition, EPO, München, Germany 2019 Gallery Seven, Bern, Switzerland 2020 Gallery Seven, Bern, Switzerland
2021 Gallery Seven, Bern, Switzerland 2021 epi Art Exhibition (digital exhibition), Germany 2021 Arte Padova, Padova, Italy
2021 «Nataleinarte. Curator’s Choice», Palazzo Franchi, Assisi, Italy
2022 «Landscape (Inside and All Around Me)», Museo Colle del Duomo, Viterbo, Italy
2022 «Inside and All Around Me», Carlo D’Orta ArtStudio/Gallery, Roma, Italy
2022 «Michael ‘Mago’ Berger», Museo della Città e del Territorio di Narni in Palazzo Eroli,
Narni, Italy
2022 Gallery Seven, Bern, Switzerland
2023 Galleria Angelica, Rome, Italy
2023 Gallery Seven, Bern, Switzerland
2024 epi Art Exhibition (digital exhibition), Germany
2024 Gallery Seven, Bern, Switzerland