Renowned Austrian artist Peter Kogler transforms ordinary space with his hypnotic installations. It forms the architecture of the surreal direction for the audience.
Influenced by American minimalism, Kogler’s lines are often reduced to black on white for maximum contrast and impact. Using paints and projections, he creates his own unique “wallpapers”. Peter uses unpopular rooms, such as stairs, corridors, entrances. In this way, he creates exhibition space in locations that are most often ignored.
Kogler has been building his career for more than 30 years. He is considered a pioneer of computer art. Peter is constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible with readily available technology.
He is a key figure in the combination of technology and art. “I’ve always been very interested in the question of how far my visual or artistic idioms can be transformed by technological developments and cross over into other media,” he shared in a 2014 interview.
“This is something I see all the time. And this means that I often have to correct my work. This is probably also the reason why I decided to work with a reduced visual vocabulary.”
Using sinuous lines, each room where Kogler works becomes a dynamic space that invites visitors to immerse themselves in the artist’s world. Playing with optical illusions, kinetic line movement and minimalist concepts, Kogler perfects his craft with each new installation.
“The black and white grid provides maximum contrast, which gives an immersive feel,” shares Kogler. “The structure of the image is all-encompassing and completely surrounds the viewer. In a sense, you are standing in the painting, and the work can be felt physically.”
“Untitled,” DIRIMART Gallery, Istanbul, 2011.
Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, 2014.
“Untitled,” Galerie Mitterrand, Paris, 2017.
“Artists&Robots,” Grand Palais, Paris, 2018.
“MSU,” Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, 2014.
“Untitled,” Sigmund Freud Museum, Schauraum, Wien, 2015.
Marta Herford, Germany, 2018.
Marta Herford, Germany, 2018.
“Connected with…,” Kunsthaus Graz, 2019. (Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/ N. Lackner)
“Connected with…,” Kunsthaus Graz, 2019. (Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/ N. Lackner)
“Connected with…,” Kunsthaus Graz, 2019. (Photo: Universalmuseum Joanneum/ N. Lackner)