Past Residents
Past Resident2013: BRNO University of Technology
Petr Šprincl
Petr Šprincl transforms his own memories into atmospheric, experimental documentaries. Strange, decadent individuals and mysterious phenomena form the basis for his screenplays. His early works focused on performance and art in public space, but since 2008 he has worked primarily in installation and experimental film.
In 2006, Petr Šprincl began to study Art history at Palacký University, Olomouc. There he discovered a studio of intermedia lead by Vladimir Havlik. In 2008, he began to study in the Department of Intermedia, Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology. Aside from visual projects, Šprincl participates in music projects and bands – including the black metal project Ďábel (Devil) and the witchhouse band ◊►≈. As a co-creator and video operator, he is part of the experimental theatre project DOCTOR.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Ruth Campau and Petr Šprincl
October 29, 2013
Petr Šprincl, Warped Jan, 2013, Super 8mm film, 17:08 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Petr Šprincl, Warped Jan, 2013, Super 8mm film, 17:08 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Petr Šprincl, Warped Jan, 2013, Super 8mm, 17:08 min. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Mladych, Brno.
Petr Šprincl, Hollywood, 2012, Super 8mm film, 10:58 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Petr Šprincl, Hollywood, 2012, 8mm film, 10:58 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Residents from Czech Republic
Past Resident2016: Danish Arts Foundation2014: Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport of Austria
Sofie Thorsen
In her installations, films and works on paper, Sofie Thorsen deals with questions of space and architecture in urban space as well as the exhibition space itself. Where the starting point of her work is mostly research based or documentary, the images and materials that surface during research are reworked and developed into abstract objects and images that constitute the final work.
Sofie Thorsen (born 1971, Denmark) was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest the Royal Academy, Copenhagen, and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. She lives and works in Vienna, Austria, where she teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts. She has exhibited internationally in group shows and solo exhibitions, the latest at Kunsthaus Graz and Kunsthaus Baselland in 2012 and at Bank Austria Kunstforum in 2013.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Tobias Dostal and Sofie Thorsen
January 7, 2014
Sofie Thorsen, Play Sculptures, 2013, Dimensions variable. Photo by Hannes Böck.
Sofie Thorsen, Play Sculptures, 2013, Dimensions variable. Photo by Hannes Böck.
Sofie Thorsen, Play Sculptures, 2012, Dimensions variable. Photo by UMJ/ Nikolaus Lackner.
Sofie Thorsen, Whose Sleeves?, 2016, Dimensions variable. Photo by Hannes Böck.
Sofie Thorsen, Whose Sleeves?, 2016, Dimensions variable. Photo by Hannes Böck.
Residents from Denmark
Past Resident2013: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
Tung-Lung Wu
For years, Tung-Lung Wu has worked on the manifestation of geometric and organic signs and symbols, adept at shaping the use of space and lines to pursue pure, simple, and abstract representation. His works carry both the calmness of classical paintings as well as the ingenuity of contemporary art. With his accommodating techniques and unique skills, Wu boasts of a distinct artistic style which belongs to a league of its own.
Tung-Lung Wu’s (born 1976, Taipei) works are minimalist abstract paintings, adopting minimal, simple and rationalistic genre, which are filled with his own style. The formation of his paintings consists of a majestic composition interlaced with a delicate and tasteful color palette, delivering a powerful visual tension as well as an underlain calm emotion, and each aspect of semiotic spirit, image space, psychology of forms, and color aesthetic has been prospected and incorporated in his creations. He is one of the few young artists who are devoted to abstract paintings in Taiwan. Wu lives and works in Taipei.
Tung-Lung Wu, Installation view, 2013, ITPARK Gallery Space, Dufftown. Courtesy of the artist and ITPARK Gallery Space, Dufftown.
Tung-Lung Wu, Symbol-66, 2010, Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Tung-Lung Wu, Colorlines-10, 2013, Oil on canvas, 60 x 96 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Tung-Lung Wu, Color Lines-12, 2013, Oil on canvas, 72 x 142 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Tung-Lung Wu, Symbol-83, 2012, Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 in. Courtesy of the artist.
