Khmer art


	A view of our current exhibition.



	Torso of a female deity 11th century Baphuon Style Height 87 cm




	Torso of a male diety with four arms End of 7th century Prasat Andet Style Height 42 cm


	Views of the special show "*Closeness of Distance* - Khmer Sculptures and Mark Tobey paintings" Hachmeister Galerie at Art Cologne 2004


	Khmer Standing Vishnu Pre-Angkor period 8th century, Kompong Preah style grey sandstone, height 54 cm

	Lit.: La espiritualidad del vacío, Fundación Bancaja, Valencia 2001, p. 154-157 ill. Heiner Hachmeister (ed.), Khmer - Meisterwerke/Masterpieces, Münster 2002, p. 34ff. ill.

The classic cylindrical mitre rests elegantly on Vishnu's forehead, above his wide and well-modelled face.
The powerful back, strong enough to hold the weight of four arms, helps to accentuate the sense of the hieratic presence emanating from this sculpture which, nonetheless, is quite small.
The figure is dressed in a sampot tied at the waist with a central knot that falls to the ankles and is marked by two folds below the knees. The light fabric does not hide the full and vigorous forms of the young god, and furthermore emphasizes his sensuality to the point that we almost forget the statue's static frontal posture.


	Literature

Heiner Hachmeister, Emil Mirzakhanian (ed.)
CLOSENESS OF DISTANCE - Khmer sculptures and Mark Tobey paintings

texts German/English by Donald M. Stadtner, Matthias Bärmann, Erich Franz
44 illustrations in colour print, biography, bibliography, totally 122 pages
31 x 24 cm, hardcover, silk bound, edition of 400 ex., Mailand 1998/99
price € 60.-

For the first time this catalogue book combines the sacred figurative stone sculptures of the Khmer from the 7th to
the 13th century with the abstract paintings of the american artist Mark Tobey from the fifties up to the seventies
of the 20th century. Although being totally different concerning style and authentic meaning, these works of art seem
to be related on the level of meditation and interpretation of space.
The Khmer sculptures of highest quality belonged to old european collections and are now published for the first time.
The sculptures are chronologically classified and presented in their artistic and religious meaning.

Heiner Hachmeister (ed.)
KHMER - Meisterwerke / Masterpieces

texts German/English by Cino delle Piane and Matthias Bärmann
17 illustrations in colour print, chronology, totally 44 pages
27 x 21 cm, softcover, edition of 250 ex., 2002
ISBN 3-88829-021-X
price € 28.-

Six masterpieces of Khmer sculpture from two old european collections will be presented with several illustrations each
and detailed descriptions with hints on equivalent works. Five sculptures from the pre-angkorian period,
late 6th century to late 8th century, and one sculpture from the 11th century give an impression of the fascinating
mastership of the anonymous sculptors in old Cambodia who presented their former orderers, the high ranked nobles,
as gods and goddesses.
The texts comment the religious and historical background of Khmer art in relation to the illustrated sculptures.


	Heiner Hachmeister (ed.) KHMER – Men and Gods / Menschen und Götter texts german/english by Cino delle Piane, Matthias Bärmann, Helmut Federle, Ad Reinhardt, Heiner Hachmeister 52 illustrations in colour print, totally 142 pages 31 x 24,5 cm, hardcover in colour, half-linen, Münster 2008 ISBN 978-3-88829-056-5 price € 58.-