Gert and uwe tobias biography

Gert Tobias and Uwe Tobias (born 1973) are twin brothers working as a collaborative duo of visual artists.

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The brothers were born in Braşov, Romania; they live and work in Cologne. They are known for their woodcut prints as well as relief sculptures, and drawings using typewriters, watercolours and ceramics.^[1] Their work centres on their Romanian heritage and the myth and legend that is associated with that area, such as the story of Dracula.^[2] They combine their native history with elements of contemporary graphic design, camp horror films and abstract art.^[3]

An untitled installation shown at the Frieze Art Fair in 2007 paired shuffleboard motifs with Russian Constructivism's aesthetics while suggesting several variations of a creation story as its subjects.

It consisted of preliminary drawings made using a typewriter threaded with black and red ribbon, collages, ceramic trophy figurines, and large color woodblock pri