inhalator I, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 60x40 (sold)
king, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 24x18 (sold)
majestät II, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 24x30 (sold)
soldat, POPELLA stephan, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 30x24 (sold)
könig, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 70x50 (sold)
räuber, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 120x80
majestät, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 26x20 (sold)
helm, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 120x80
schwarz-rot-gold, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 40x30
prinz, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30x40 (sold)
held, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 100x70
Jungs 3, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 24x18
Jungs 5, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 20x20
Jungs 3, 2018, acrylic on hard fiber, 24x30 & frame
Jungs 2, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 24x18
Jungs 4, 2018, acrylic on hard fiber, 30x20 (sold)
relikt, acrylic on canvas, 85x60
relikt 2, acrylic on canvas, 55x73
gummibaum, acrylic on canvas, 80x46
relikt 1, acrylic on canvas, 60x50
rosen II, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 40x30 (sold)
rosen, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 40x30 (sold)
reinigung, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 200x150
forum, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 150x200
torwart, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 200x150
tourist, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 60x40
fahnenappell, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 180x120
goldklumpen, 2016, acrylic on wood plate, 30x40
auskehr, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 100x100
wurst I , 2016, acrylic on wood plate, 32x38 (sold)
future, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 100x100
beobachter, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 200x100
POPELLA stephan
Statement
Stephan Popella - ironical realism
Popella´s precise documentary work in physical and psychological realism attempts to irritate the viewer: by means of detailed visualisation of appalling wounds, by ridiculing historical grandeur in the visual motif or by even shifting the contexts in the composition itself. Mostly, the content already is indicated in the work title and conveys the ambiguous references to an intrinsic imagery. ... Citations oscillate and echo in between the unsparing depictions of the Modern Realists up to ideological painting and their aim to legitimate the heads of state. The latter, Popella questions with trenchant wit. ... The painting focuses on a shift in context of usual viewing habits to inspire the spectator to examine our everyday seeing and to sharpen the contemplator's senses. Popella operates without any political position or instrumenting accuses. He holds a depicting perspective to guide the recipient in the midst of abundances of interpreting possibilities and cited correlations to help creating their own version of the visual content.
