Claudia Wieser
Claudia Wieser (born 1973 Freilassing, Germany) is a Berlin-based artist known for her Modernist-inspired geometric constructions. Influenced by the work of Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee, who embraced spirituality as part of their aesthetic process, Wieser broadens their ideals to consider the coexistence of abstraction and physiological experience. The artist’s hand is readily evident in a multimedia process that is both meticulous and delicate, as seen in her fine colored-pencil-and-gold-leaf drawings. Through an early apprenticeship as a blacksmith at Bergmeister Kunstschmiede, Wieser honed her understanding of art and objects, and both the aesthetic and the functional. This studied craft informs her approach in the technical drafting of her multi-faceted mirrors, in hand-painted and patterned ceramics, and in carved wooden sculpture. She holds a MA in Painting from the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, Germany.
Participating in
Panel Discussion: Claudia Wieser in Conversation
During this live-streamed discussion, Claudia Wieser reflects on the myriad influences that inform her work—from the democratic stage of ancient Roman forums to the esoteric principles of Bauhaus craftsmanship—to produce immersive spatial installations. In conversation with Wieser are Jennifer Carty, Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Smart Museum, and Rachel Adams, Chief Curator and Director of […] More information →