The first section of images is part of the artists' book "Chinamesser" published in 2005 by Marriannenpresse (www.marrianenpresse.de) Berlin.
Tinka Bechert and Eckhart Momber (contemporary poet and writer) have joined forces to create this limited edition book (one hundred) featuring one of Momber's short stories and original lithographs by Tinka Bechert.
As both artists share an interest in combining traditional aspects with contemporary approaches, the story and images weave a thread through past and present.
A romantic yearning for the "good old days" is sharply contrasted with German history and idealism gone wrong.
Tinka Bechert was awarded the privilege to design and publish this book with the generous support of the above mentioned publishing house and work at Saalpresse, a printing workshop near Berlin, to produce the book in 2005.
Returning to her chosen home in rural Ireland
Tinka Bechert then continued to explore her ongoing concern with transforming traditional genres to fit the contemporary context. Applying this to the rural irish setting, her latest paintings capture the changes taking place due to Irelands current economical climate.
Sublime romantic visions of the landscape are observed, deconstructed and contradicted in a painterly rendition of modern Ireland.
