Marcelo von Schwartz art has an infallible sense of composition, a refinement of form, a distinct harmony, and an inner discipline. His “architectural photographs of nonexistent spaces” –as he defines them- reflect a tension inherent in representing three-dimensions on a two-dimensional surface. Unlike Renaissance painters who strived to reproduce a world in which image and reality were indistinguishable, von Schwartz recognizable images systematically contain many references to utopian -and dystopian- architectures. Von Schwartz took delight in a kind of deceit, desiring his viewers to derive the same sensation as when entertained by a magician or a visionary architect. His art is a journey of discovery where images become a continuous play of interwoven impossible spaces and perspectives. Marcelo von Schwartz helps us see new relationships between point, surface and spaces. His spatial worlds are both strange and possible in an imaginary future. At the same time, von Schwartz is capable of concocting potent images with near-universal appeal – something to which most fine artists would aspire. At a time when banality is ruling the art scene, von Schwartz –frequently inspired by universes written by Jorge Luis Borges and Italo Calvino- explores such abstract ideas as eternity, infinity and the impossible in apparently realistic images. As the general public is losing contact with the art world, Von Schwartz pictures seemed simple and easy to understand at the first sight, leaving many layers of symbols and hidden meanings for the viewer who wants to trespass the surface. Dylan Henderson London March 2017
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Marcelo von Schwartz is an Argentinean film director, architect, art photographer and sound architect. His work is known for focusing on the dark side of the things. He has worked on over 15 film/video art projects, and recently released feature film Dark Bridge Binaural Brainwaves, which utilizes the hypnotic qualities of binaural beats for heightened cinematic effect.
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Creative journey Marcelo von Schwartz completed his studies at the University of Buenos Aires in architecture and went on to study filmmaking under David José Kohn, one of the most influential Argentine filmmakers and a precursor to the Argentine Nouvelle Vague of the 60s (one of the “60s generation”). In the 1990s he moved to Barcelona, where he started his career as a producer and filmmaker. After working as Art Director and Production Designer on various independent films, he wrote and produced the 35mm Neo-expressionist short film Phoenix. The film competed in over 30 festivals worldwide, winning recognition and prizes. In 2014 released the Binaural Brainwave version of his movie Dark Bridge, his first long feature film, entirely shot in Thailand. It is significant in being the first feature film to include a mixed Theta Binaural Brainwave through the entire movie’s score to accentuate its hypnotic mood, opening the door to “new subconscious movie experiences” - a precursor to the new Neurocinema movement. He has also recently made a visual collaboration with RECOIL (Alan Wilder, former keyboardist and songwriter of Depeche Mode) for the RECOIL Selected World Tour 2010-2011. Style of work His nightmarish and dreamlike work is highly influenced by dark artists like Francis Bacon, Otto Dix and George Grosz, and filmmakers like Fritz Lang, F.W. Murnau, Joseph von Sternberg and the early Polanski among others.
Art Exhibitions/Art Events 2017 [October] ESCAPE Solo Exhibition RMA Institute Bangkok 2017 [June] Malaga International Art Fair Spain 2017 [May] Tokyo International Art Fair Japan 2015 Epokalipto, Bangkok Slideluck I, [New York] The Space, Bangkok 2012 Dark Cabaret Photo Book Launch, Warp Studio, Bangkok 2011 Dark Bridge [Feature film, 90’], Premiere at Puchon Fantastic Festival, Seoul 2010 Art Videos for RECOIL World Tour, SELECTED/Strange Hours 2010-11, US-Europe 2007 [H]opening and Trayectos Extremos, Off Loop, Nau Ivanow, Barcelona 2006 [H]opening, [video-art] ARCO Madrid, Jacobo Karpio Gallery Miami 2005 Trayectos Extremos [video-art], Miami Art Fair, Segovia-Isaacs Gallery Barcelona 2004 Imaginary Landscapes, [Photography] Galeria Segovia-Isaacs, Barcelona 2003 New Figuration [Photography] Galeria Segovia-Isaacs, Barcelona 2001 Gaudi Moving [Video Art], Casa Mila, Fundacio Caixa de Catalunya, Barcelona 1998 Phoenix [Art short film] Premiered-Awarded at 60th. Brno Film Festival [Czech Republic] Photobooks 2012 Dark Cabaret Albums 2016 Poisounds [iTunes-Amazon] www.marcelovonschwartz.com mvs@marcelovonschwartz.com
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TOKYO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 3RD EDITION HIKARIE SHIBUYA 26-27 MAY 2017