Alfons Weiss
2008
n.d., acrylic/cotton, 160x140 cm, 2007
Weiss has inserted collage-like text passages into many of the pictures. These are self-reflective statements: "How do I write the text that I am currently writing?" This thought could be transferred to his compositions. The order of the text determines the syntax of the picture text.
Weiss understands collages as an ordering system of pictorial symbols that are embedded in tachist formations.
While in his earlier works from 2001 to 2005, iconic signs are listed in a strict grid that come together to form a harmonious composition, in his most recent works he integrates figurative elements into abstract areas that flow into one another. Leitmotifs such as portraits, house facades or beetles dominate and can be understood as "private myths".
Vita
- Born in 1958 in Ried, Upper Swabia.
- 979-1984 Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe under Max Kaminski and Hiromi Akiyama.
- Scholarship from the state of Baden-Württemberg and traineeship in art education in Lahr and Ettenheim.
- Lives as a freelance painter in Lahr and the surrounding area.