CURRICULUM VITAE
The Phantomat
With techniques of self-hypnosis The Phantomat goes on journeys to etheric worlds. During his states of altered consciousness he can hear colours and smell mathematical shapes. A faint ‘screenshot’ of these experiences is documented after the journey. Recurring themes are subjects that are partially out of the ‘frame’ of the painting and cracks or holes which separate this world from the other one. His works have a sketch-like appearance with different emotional states going on in one drawing.
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In his abstract drawings on silk starting from 2017 he creates a playful frame with dense black patterns and shreds the silk on the edges which resemble tape from a cassette. They present a contrast to the beautiful realms created by blues and indigos bleeding on the silk.
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The body of work The Golden Shadow focuses on perception of his body merging with other things like plants. Sketches with ink on textile paper have spotlights where they are colored like a hand painted black and white movie. In these parts the medium is speaking, is alive.
The Phantomat (*1977) grew up in Frankfurt and Costa Rica, and lived in Vienna before moving to London in 2012. In 2002 he obtained his MA from the Academy of Visual Arts in Vienna. Exhibitions include: Humanity, Sotheby’s, London (2023), CICA Museum South Korea (2023), Brighton & Hove Museum (2023-24)
Scholarships, Art Prizes & Collections
2024 Newham Heritage Grant UK
2024 works in collection, Bishopsgate Institute, London
2007 Theodor Körner Art Prize, Austria
2006 Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt, Berlin
2006 Sussmann Art Prize, Austria
2005 Public Purchase Federal Chancellery, Austria
2004 Public Purchase Graphic Collection, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
2004-2007 Studio scholarship, Wiener Werkstaetten und Kultur, Vienna
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also about two dozens grants with groups: Art Council England & Austria, The City of Vienna
Selected Exhibitions
2024 Installation in West Ham Park, Newham Heritage Month, London
2024 Fresh Salad, The Koppel Project, London
2024 Threads of Tomorrow, Museu Textil
2023 Humanity, Sotheby's London
2023-24 Brighton & Hove Museum
2023 Tate Britain 'Queer and Now', one day long display
2023 Form, CICA Museum South Korea
2023 A to Zine, Queercircle Gallery, London
2023 Project Ability, Glasgow
2023 Foxy Yard Gallery, Stowmarket design Quarter
2023 Merhspur Kunstapparat, Zurich
2023 The Power of Passage 2, Turf House Museum, Iceland
2023 Lido Stores Gallery, Margate, UK
2023 Parallax Art Fair, London
2023 Newham Kaleidoscope, London Festival of Architecture
2023 Doncaster Art Fair, UK
2022 'The Power of Passage', Islenski Baerinn, curated by Brindis Ragnardottir, Iceland
2022 'Draw to Perform, curated by Ram Samocha, Canning Gallery, London
2021 'Museum of Dark Matter', curated by Elisabetta DaPonte, London
2021 'Bixi', Islenski Baerinn, curated by Brindis Ragnardottir, Iceland
2018 'Draw to Perform', Fabrica Cultural Center, curated by Ram Samocha, UK
2017 “Queerhana”, NGBK, Berlin
2017 “salon”, The Hive, Hackney Wick, London
2015 „performers“, Red Gallery, London
2015 „InDiaogue“, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham (UK)
2013 „Circus O“, Mori + Stein Gallery, London
2013 „Here Now“, the Albert, London
2012 „Montag ist erst übermorgen.Young Art on Paper. Acquisitions of the Graphic Collection“, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
2011 „Creekside open“, A.P.T. Gallery, London
2010 „Breaking the stereotype III“, curated Veronika Bernard, depo, Istanbul
2010 „Symposium Himmelberg“, Kunstmühle Himmelberg, Carinthia, Austria
2009 „Biennale of Contemporary Art Georgia 2009“, Garikula, Georgia
2009 „Breaking the stereotype“, curated by Veronika Bernard: INMP, Roma/ city hall, Wörgl (Austria)/ II.International Congress of European Turks, Antwerpen
2008 “aristerium”, curated by Magda Guruli, Lika Mamatsashvili and Nino Tchogoshvili, Tblisi, Georgia
2008 “Viennart- Vienna and the symbolic capital”, musa, Museum of the city of Vienna
2008 “Breaking the stereotype”, curated by Veronika Bernard, Kadir-Has University, Istanbul and Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn
2008 „MIK“, Vienna
2008 „Anonyme Zeichner“, Art Fair Berlin
2008 „As bring collective“, curated by Ursula Probst, Künstlerhaus-Passage, Vienna
2008 „Video-Salon 3“, Galerija10m2, Sarajewo
2008 „course of intervention“, Galerie Kargart, curated by Dayan Ozan ÖzoÄŸlu, Istanbul
2007 „be one – get three“, Galerie Cluster, Berlin
2007 “Sundays 101”, performance, Center of architecture, museums quarter, Vienna
2007 “urban pilgrims”, Blumberg artspace, Vienna
2006 “Riss/ Lücke/ Scharnier A”, concept of Heinrich Dunst, galerie nebst St. Stephan, Vienna (team-work with Heinrich Dunst)
2006 “basis & hedgehog”, museum island, Berlin
2005 “Romatic Parasites”, Buhl Areal, Gars am Kamp, Austria
2004 „polychrome sculpture at Theseum- the power of colour“, Theseus-
tempel, Museum of Art History, Vienna
2004 „crane neck and gold crepine“, curated by E. Bresciani, Wagenburg
Schönbrunn, Museum of Art History, Vienna
2004 “First we take Manhattan..”, Torstraße, Berlin
2003 „blank (made) areas“, New World (B)order, dance-quarter, museums-
quartier, Vienna (team-work with FO/GOlab)
2003 “Kooperation”, viedeo presentation, Frauen Aktiv, Verein wiener Jugenzentren,
Vienna (team-work with FO/GOlab)
2002 „an evening with FO/GOlab“, Das Experiment, Seccession, Vienna
2001 “First Story – Women Building / New Narratives for the 21st Century”,
curated by U. Meta Bauer, Galeria do Palacio, Porto (P) (team-work with FO/GOlab)
2001 “real presence”, museum of the 21th may, Belgrade
2001 “Women Organizing”, dubistdiewelt, Wiener Festwochen, Künstlerhaus, Vienna (team- work with FO/GOlab)
2001 „Soft Balll: Kulturalisierung und Politisierung“, InfOpool, Kassel
2001 „Three things that the world does not understand“, Generali Foundation Window, Vienna
2000 “February- show”, Passagengalerie, Künstlerhaus, Vienna
2000 “christmas”, curated by I. Burgbacher-Krupka, Kunst und Projekte,
gallery of the city of Sindelfingen (GER)
Solo Exhibitions
2022 'mind currents', St.Margaret's House, curated by Mae Schummo, London
2019 'Black water drawings' artcore, London
2009 „clashy drawings“, Franzensgasse, European Year of Science and Creativity, Vienna
2008 „russische Originalversion“, Schauraum, curated by Gerald Zahn and Matthias Haydn, Vienna
2007 “exactly without- Venice”, Gallery Spiazzi, Venice
2005 “Le schaum BRUTal”, INTAKT Art Space, Vienna
2005 “daily calendar”, Gallery in Vorwerkstift, Hamburg
2003 “Women are Organizing in Belgrade”, Women Studies Center, Belgrade (solo)
2000 “the voice that is clanking in the dark”, gallery Prima Kunst, Kiel
2000 “Faber Castell”, project space, Muthesius-Hochschule, Kiel
Catalogues & Press
- Bold Journey Magazine, Interview 2024
- Canvas Rebel Magazine, Interview 2024
- Snowflake magazine, The Euphoria Issue, 2024
- Threads of Tomorrow, ISBN catalogue, Museu Textil, 2024
- Peripheral ARTeries, Interview by art magazine, 2015
– prowlhouse, magazine: Isabel Becker, Feminizing money by Yasmine Rix, 2015
– Tina Bepperling: „ICI Garikula“, 2009/10 (Vertrieb Salon für Kunstbuch)
– Heinrich Dunst; Walter Pamminger: „RISS/LÜCKE/SCHARNIER A“, Scheidegger & Spiess/ Galerie nebst St. Stephan, Wien 2010
– Insert, artist book, ed. by A. Barboza, Gutleut publishing house, Frankfurt a.M. 2008
-Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt, ed. by Birgit Schumacher, Uwe Jonas, Berlin 2007
-FO/GOlab: “[fem.] ADDITIVES“, Revolver publishing house, Stuttgart 2006
-„Isabel Becker“, Kulturschiene am Mittwoch, moderation Dana Charkasi, Radio Orange
-Krieger/ Kramer/ Einem/ Alkier: „Malerei in Österreich“, Vienna 2005
-Bresciani, E./Kurzel-Runtscheiner, M./Samsonow, E.v.: „Schwanenhals und Goldkrepine“, Museum of Art History, Vienna 2004
-Ragnardóttir, Brindis: „It was half my fault and half the atmosphere“, Denmark 2004
-S. Schmidt-Wulffen: „Akademie der Bildenen Künste 2002-2003”, Vienna 2003
-U. M. Bauer: „first story – women building / new narratives for the 21th century“, cologne 2002
Education
1998-2000 BA “sculpture and project art”, Muthesius University, Kiel (GER)
2000 “architecture of resistance”, summer academy with Kyong Park, Detroit
2000-2002 MA “conceptual art”, academy of fine arts, Vienna
2002-2005 postgrad Prof. Elisabeth Samsonow, academy of fine arts, Vienna