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Gesamtkunstverk
2011
Saatchi Gallery, London
Installation view
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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Gesamtkunstverk
2011
Saatchi Gallery, London
Installation view
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A New Beginning
2010
Vilma Gold, London
Installation view
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A New Beginning
2010
Vilma Gold, London
Installation view
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