Huge mountain and alpine landscapes emerge in the Düsseldorf studio of artist Hans-Jörg Holubitschka, as if the mountains were just around the corner, inviting us to glance at them repeatedly to ensure that the image corresponds to reality. Or does the gaze turn in the other direction, toward the mountain meadows with the low-slung alpine huts nestled into the landscape, just as we have stored them in our vacation memories? Hans-Jörg Holubitschka's aim is solely to create paintings that resonate with us today. Just as his paintings confront us, they inevitably draw us in—right into the artwork. The landscapes fade away. Painting for the sake of painting. After a longer contemplation of the images, the dreams of the first glance, the magnificent landscapes, beaches, and romantic castles vanish, leaving only...