Nina Fischer / Maroan el Sani

				Matthias Weischer Painting March 25th 2006 – May 13th 2006


				”Treppchen”, Oil, Tempera on Canvas 210 x 280 cm, 2006

				Press Matthias Weischer Matthias Weischer uses the classical subject of an interior. Arrangement, easels, photographs, textiles and figures create a still – life related atmosphere. These elements find their position in a world, which went slightly but perceivable out off joint. Uncertain spatial circumstances and references between fore - and background are complicating the orientation for the viewer. In the center of his works is the examination of space as well as the playful use of ornaments. For realization of the room and its lighting conditions, color gains more and more importance. Color and light are used for the composition of space and to open the hermetically sealed rooms of his former artworks for daylight thus for the outside world. In addition public spaces like museums complete the image repertoire of private living spaces. Weischer’s works are complex: both, the subject of the interiors themselves, as well as their realization in detail on the canvas challenge the viewer and give him the possibility to explore the world behind the image. Rich and paste-like planes, the visual and even haptic character of color application, show us still a way of painting, which was done for the sake of painting.





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				Matthias Weischer 1973 born in Elte lives and works in Leipzig Studies 1995 - 01 painting at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig 2000 - 03 Meisterschüler (master student) in the class of Prof. S. Gille 2003 graduation as a master student in the class of Prof. S. Gille Scholarships and awards 2005 Art award of Leipziger Volkszeitung laureate of the August-Macke-Preis 2004 – 05 laureate of the Rolex Mentor and Masterstudent Initiative with David Hockney 2002 - 03 scholarship Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn e.V. 2001 - 02 scholarship „Junge Kunst in Essen“ at Kunsthaus Essen Solo exhibitions 2006 Kunstverein Ulm Kunstverein Konstanz Galerie EIGEN + ART, Berlin „Matthias Weischer Malerei“, Ludwig Forum Aachen 2005 Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, solo exhibition on the occasion of the LVZ art award 2004 „simultan“, Künstlerhaus Bremen 2003 „3 Zimmer, Diele, Bad“, Galerie LIGA, Berlin Anthony Wilkinson Gallery, London, UK 2002 „Räumen“, Kunsthaus Essen 2001 „Matthias Weischer. Malerei“, Galerie Kleindienst, Leipzig „Antrittsausstellung“, Kabinett der Galerie im Kunsthaus Essen Group exhibitions 2006 Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, Netherlands „VNG-art präsentiert deutsche Malerei“, Muzeum Rzezby, Królikarnia, Warsaw; Städtische Galerie Arsenal Poznan, Poland „tragwerke“, Bozen, Italy „MADE IN LEIPZIG – Bilder aus einer Stadt“, Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg, Austria „Archi-Peinture”, Le Plateau, Paris, France; Camden Arts Center, London, UK „Neue Malerei. Erwerbungen 2002 – 2005“, Museum Frieder Burda 2005 51. Venedig Biennale, „The experinece of art“, italian pavilion, Venice, Italy „Life After Death: New Paintings from the Rubell Family Collection“, MASS MoCA; Site Santa Fe; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art; Salt Lake Art Center; Freye Art Museum; Katzen Arts Center Museum, American University, USA „New German Paintings”, Carré d`Art – Musée D`Art Contemporain de Nimes, France „Artists from Leipzig“, ARARIO, Chungnam, Korea „From Leipzig“, Cleveland Museum of Art, USA „Portrait“ Galerie EIGEN + ART, Berlin „DAVID, MATTHES und ich“, Kunstverein Nürnberg; Kunstverein Bielefeld 2004 „Northern Light: Leipzig in Miami“, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, USA „Direkte Malerei“, Kunsthalle Mannheim „Matthias Weischer, David Schnell, Tim Eitel“, Galerie EIGEN + ART, Berlin 2003 „sieben mal malerei“, Neuer Leipziger Kunstverein im Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig 2002 „6 aus 11“, LIGA, Berlin „Leipziger Lerchen“, Kunstverein Speyer „Junge Malerei“, Kunstverein Sulzfeld Galerie EIGEN + ART, Leipzig 2001 „Szenenwechsel XX“, Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt/M „At Home“, Kunstverein Lindau 2000 „lokal“, Galerie EIGEN + ART, Leipzig „LIGA“, Steibs Hof, Leipzig Bibliography Catalogues „Life after death: New Leipzig Paintings from the Rubell Family Collection, ed. Marc Coetzee, Laura Steward Heon on the occasion of the homonymous exhibition at the Mass MoCA, North Aams, Massachusetts, 19.03.2005 – 31.03.2006. „Matthias Weischer“,published by Museum der bildenden Künste, the catalogue is released in frame of the solo exhibition on the occasion of the LVZ art award 12.11.2005 – 15.01.2006. „Kunstpreis der Leipziger Volkszeitung“, ed. LVZ, Leipzig, 2005 „Most Wanted the Olbricht Collection“, ed. Olbricht Collection, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walter König Cologne 2005 „La nouvelle peinture allemande“, published by Francoise Cohen, released on the occasion of the homonymous exhibition at Carré d’Art in Nimes, France 11.05.2005 – 18.11.2005, Paris 2005. „Cold Hearts“,published by ARARIO, the catalogue was released on the occasion of the exhibition „Cold Hearts: Artists from Leipzig“, 16.04.2005 – 26.06.2005, Korea 2005. „David, Matthes und ich“, published by Natalie de Ligt, Kunstverein Nuremberg and Stefanie Heraeus, Kunstverein Bielefeld, on the occasion of the exhibitions at Kunstverein Nuremberg 27.01.2005 – 27.03.2005 and at Kunstverein Bielefeld 09.04.2005 – 05.06.2005, Nuremberg 2005. „Matthias Weischer: Simultan“, published by Susanne Pfeffer, Künstlerhaus Bremen on the ocassion of the exhibition at Künstlerhaus Bremen, 11.09.2004 – 17.10.2004, Ostfildern-Ruit 2004. „Direkte Malerei, Direct Painting“, published by Rolf Lauter, on the occasion of the homonymous exhibition at Die neue Kunsthalle IV, November 6th 2004 – May 1st 2005, Mannheim 2004 „Drei Positionen zur Malerei: Tim Eitel, Cornelius Völker, Matthias Weischer“, published by Allianz Versicherungs-AG on the occasion of the exhibition at Treptowers, 13.06.2005 – 5.09.2003, Berlin 2003. „sieben mal malerei“, published by Neuer Leipziger Kunstverein im Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig on the occasion of the exhibition from 17.04.2003 – 15.06.2003, Bielefeld 2003. „Matthias Weischer: Räumen.“, the catalogue was published on the occasion of the scholarship „Stipendium Junge Kunst Essen“ and the exhibition at Galerie im Kunsthaus Essen, April 12.04.2002 – 19.05.2002, Essen 2002. Covoi, published by IG Metall, Galerie Kleindienst, Leipzig 2002.