The artwork features two figures in an intimate embrace, rendered in a loose, expressive style using bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors. The figures are depicted in a dreamlike or surreal manner, with their faces melding together, suggesting a sense of vulnerability and connection. The overall composition evokes a sense of tenderness and vulnerability, with the handwritten text adding a personal, introspective element to the piece. The artwork appears to offer a glimpse into the artist's emotional and psychological experiences, inviting the viewer to engage with the work on a deeper, emotive level. ...
Faye Wei Wei approaches painting as an intimate dance between real and imagined space. Her work draws heavily on spiritual symbols, classical myths, love rituals, and the performative aspects of gender. At times, her paintings hint at specific mythological stories, while at other moments, they drift into ambiguous, dreamlike interiors filled with contradiction and uncertainty. Her art envelops viewers in a dual experience—both as a performer engaged in creation and as an observer witnessing the unfolding performance. Through painterly gestures that evoke musicality, her works express a wide emotional range, from stoicism to whimsy, melancholy to lightheartedness, blending antiquated influences with fresh modernity. Wei Wei’s romantic vision manifests in large-scale, pastel-hued canvases portraying ethereal dreamscapes populated by friends, lovers, and elements of the natural world. Rendered with fluid brushstrokes, these works celebrate vulnerability and magic with a sincere, childlike wonder, embodying an unapologetic devotion to emotional openness and enchantment. ...
Galerie Kandlhofer is a young Austrian gallery, founded in 2016 situated in the centre of Vienna. With a focus on supporting emerging talents, the gallery represents Austrian and international artists, with a multifaceted program ranging from painting, sculpture, drawing, photography and installations to a series dedicated to contemporary video works and performances.
Represented Gallery artists are: Hermann Nitsch, Richie Culver, Acaye Kerunen, Sofia Borges, Faye Wei Wei, Frauke Dannert, Karl Karner, Alina Kunitsyna, James English Leary, Xie Lei, Nana Mandl, Hannah Perry, Maximilian Prüfer, Markus Redl, Rodrigo Valenzuela, Marc Henry, Alicia Viebrock. ...
