MARKUS SELG
Markus Selg’s multi-faceted practice includes painting, sculpture, digital prints and the moving image. Selg’s imagery is characterized by density: his two dimensional landscapes and three-dimensional figures emerge from a process of collecting and condensing materials on a computer screen. Compressing the sci-fi and the classical or the primitive and the virtual, Selg evokes complex and other-wordly places where the dramatic forces of nature reflect the state of man.
Beginning with the creation of a fictional narrative, Selg’s practice works along two strands: the individual work of art, which stands always in and of itself, and the Gesamtkunstwerk; the Total Work of Art, which stages the individual work to play a role within a larger production. Often inhabiting the form of the opera, the Gesamtkunstwerk is orchestrated by Selg in his all-encompassing installations using roving spotlights, sound and projection to create highly symbolic experiential rooms.
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