This abstract painting on canvas depicts two faces in profile, one male and one female, surrounded by stylized floral elements. The composition uses a limited color palette, with the faces rendered in shades of gray and brown, and the flowers in vibrant green and yellow hues. The overall style is reminiscent of post-impressionist or modernist approaches, with a focus on simplified forms and expressive brushwork. The prominent red circle in the background creates a focal point, drawing the viewer's attention to the central figures. The work appears to explore themes of human connection and the relationship between individuals and their natural surroundings, reflecting the artist's unique artistic vision and formal experimentation. ...
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. ...
