Constanze Schweiger / Group XVIII, Apr 04 - Sept 04

MANDATORY

9/7/04 to 9/9/04

MAK Center at the Schindler House

Constanze Schweiger examined the interactions of daily life and abstraction in two bodies of work, “Chameleons” and “Quilts.” In the “Chameleons” series of photographic portraits, the artist created staged situations, posing close friends in settings that match outfits of their own choosing. The surfaces of the photographs engendered abstract patterns even as they resonated with deeper meanings, while the subjects’ frank poses revealed the formal aspects of everyday decisions. Schweiger’s “Quilts” paintings were based on the tradition of pattern quilt-making, a method used by quiltmakers to share their designs. The paintings referenced the world of ordinary objects and their social contexts, as well as the formalism of abstract painting.