Matthias Weischer, Malerei : painting

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Matthias Weischer, Malerei : painting

[Herausgeber: Markus Stegmann ; Redaktion: Daniela Hardmeier ... et al.]

Hatje Cantz, c2007

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Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name held at Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen, May13-Aug. 12, 2007 ; Kunsthalle Mannheim, Sept. 22, 2007-Jan. 1, 2008 ; Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Jan. 12-Apr. 13, 2008

Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-129)

Contents of Works

  • Welches Gedächtnis spricht? = Which memory is speaking? / Markus Stegmann
  • "Es ist eine Suche, die im Koph stattfindet" : Gespräch mit Matthias Weischer / Jean-Christophe Ammann
  • Hier wohnt niemand mehr : Matthias Weischers Bozener Wandbild = Nobody lives here anymore : Matthias Weischer's Bolzano fresco / Rudij Bergmann
  • "It's a search that takes place in the mind" : a conversation with Matthias Weischer / Jean- Christophe Ammann

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Description

The young Leipzig painter Matthias Weischer, born in 1973, depicts suburban interiors that can appear at once pleasantly furnished and ominously vacated. Abstract patterns in wallpaper or carpet suggest households that have been lovingly attended to, but Weischer invests this decor with an oddly noisy insistence, so that its sheer "effect" invades any space a human presence might occupy. Often an entire ceiling or a part of a wall is omitted, so that Weischer's homes quickly come to seem absurdly staged, like sets that are wholly indifferent to habitation. Subtle perspectival collisions and a frequently clinical treatment of light compound these atmospheres of banal anxiety, and Weischer's impasto paint application further intensifies the claustrophobic pressure--even while imparting his evident enjoyment in detailing ornamental effect. The artist's conceptual preoccupations are consistent, but the emotional nuances of his paintings vary greatly. With over 200 color plates, this is an impressive catalogue raisonn for one of the Leipzig School's most promising stars.

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