Their
imaginary image material uses formal elements that refer
to the esoteric, ornamental and the formal language of abstract
art in the early twentieth century. Her working method is
to scratch her mostly geometrical compositions into a wax
coating applied to the black canvas, as in an etching, then
treat the canvas with bleach and in the end dye it again.
With this method, she creates extraordinarily intense images
whose unique effect results from the connection of spiritual
and material aspects. Anja Schwörer has participated in,
amongst other exhibitions, Splendor
Geometrik at Galerie
Gisela Capitain in Cologne (2003), Let
there be Light at
Consortium Düsseldorf (2004) and Square
Dance at Galerie
Jackie Strenz in Frankfurt (2005). Anja Schwörer is represented
by the gallery Hammelehle and Ahrens in Cologne, where she
had her latest solo show in spring 2006.
Simon
Dybbroe Møller was born in 1976 in Århus in Denmark
and studied from 2001 to 2005 with Tobias Rehberger in the
Städelschule in Frankfurt. In his work he uses a conceptual
approach around which a dense net of art historical, literary
and architectonic references are spun. In an article in Frieze,
Dominic Eichler has described his work as follows: “Simon
Dybbroe Møller’s working method offers a welcome alternative
to thinking about art history as a daunting public library
with strict rules for readers.
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