MATTHIAS WEISCHER – MIRRORS AND THINGS
2022-08-29Weischer is one of the most important representatives of the New Leipzig School of figurative painting, which rose to prominence in the decades following the reunification of Germany and emphasizes classical perspective and large-format realist pictures. For his exhibition in Seoul, Weischer has created twelve new oil-on-canvas works.
Each of these paintings depicts an interior space, where straight lines of sight are subject to radical multiplication, often with oblique entry points into the picture’s compositional expanse. These scenes are populated with objects including everyday wares and even other familiar works of art that continue the vertiginous play between the flat surface of the painting and optical recession into an illusory depth of field. This tension between real and depicted space is typical of Weischer’s work and represents one of the most significant contributions to the wider arena of painting in Germany.
Opposite – Last Supper, 2022
Exhibition runs through to October 9th, 2022
KÖNIG GALERIE
412 Apgujeong-Ro
Cheongdam-Dong
Gangnam-Gu Seoul
