Marcus Riebe by Chianciano Art Museum

Chianciano Art Museum

Critical Analysis Artist: Marcus Riebe Art Critic: Timothy Warrington

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International Confederation of Art Critics

Critical Analysis Artist: Marcus Riebe Art Critic: Timothy Warrington

The Museum The Museum of Art of Chianciano hosts a series of collections ranging from Neolithic and Asiatic to Contemporary art. There are approximately a thousand works on display. Visitors are able to view paintings and sculptures by artists such as Tom Nash, Salvador Dali, Sir Henry Moore, Frances Turner, Mario Schifano, Damien Hirst, Brian Willsher and Albert Louden, drawings by the likes of Magritte, Guttuso and Munch; historical works from Royal Collections and original etchings by masters such as Dürer and Rembrandt. The museum is known for organising annual international events, including the Chianciano International Art Award and the Biennale of Chianciano.

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) “Joachim and the Angel” Original woodcut, circa 1504

Sir Henry Moore (1898-1986) “Head” Bronze Sculpture

ICAC

International Confederation of Art Critics

The Critic Timothy Warrington was born in Birmingham in 1944 and is a critical writer and curator based in London. Warrington’s career has taken him all around the world in the search for art to exhibit in London. He was part of the organisation that hosted the largest and most important exposition of Bulgarian art ever curated outside Bulgaria, showing 300 artists. The exhibition was hosted in collaboration with the Bulgarian Embassy in London and was inaugurated by the Bulgarian Ambassador Mr Stancoff. The Slovenian Printmakers Exhibition was another reminder of the wonderful talent that Timothy brought to London, artists that are recognised and respected all around the world. “Italian Views” at the Lord Leighton Museum, curated by Timothy, was also a great success and a spotlight into contemporary Italian Art from institutions such as the Academy of Fine Art in Florence, Academy of Fiorino in Florence and The Academy of Fine Art in Rome. Warrington has curated numerous books and writes opinions and exhibition critiques in the UK and the USA. Notably, he was responsible for the main publication related to Brian Willsher’s Bronzes, an artist who taught at the Tate and was praised by Sir Henry Moore as an artistic genius. Timothy’s critical writing is very sophisticated - he has the power to translate the artist’s thoughts to the viewer with extreme clarity and competence. He was a member of the jury of Chianciano International Art Award alongside people like Gerard Bruneau who started his career wih Andy Warhol.

Air Sign over Linz, channel M voest_4â&#x20AC;?, 2014, 3D Lenticular Image, Unique giclĂŠe, UV resistant, laminated behind acrylic lenticular sheet (micro lens) by Marcus Riebe

The Artist Born in 1955 in Austria, Markus Riebe has been on the cutting edge of computer design and technology from the beginning. He has received his Master of Arts at the University of Art and Design in Linz, and has a studio for computer based art and digital media in Gallneukirchen that he has run since 1986. In addition to running his own studio, he received training in art education at the Pedagogical Academy of Upper Austria. With this degree he publishes educational projects for many prominent Austrian museums and is a super-advisor for art education and craft work on the Board of Education of Upper Austria. He has had many of his works presented in prestigious international computer art festivals such as Siggraph Art Show in Chicago and the Third International Symposium on Electronic Art in Sydney. When Markus Riebe began to use the computer for artistic work in the early 80s, the coming technological development was inconceivable. Riebe was a step ahead of other artists of his time. Instead of the computer replacing other mediums, Riebe used the computer to explore different ways of thinking and artistic expression. Riebe explores the relationship between human and machine. As a result, his works are situated in both the digital and analogous, the imaginative and the real. His series like “Avatar,” “Air Corridors,” and “Sensitive Machines” explore the possibilities of interaction between the artist and the computer. His works use cartographically captured territories and computer generated 3-D images, exploring the viewer’s awareness and position in the world. In some ways, the maps function as “memory maps” or “mind maps” allowing navigation through memory and consciousness. His work is fresh, exciting, and aesthetically appealing, inspiring the viewer to see beyond the reality to the digital imagination.

“Air Sign over Linz, channel K Lentos”, 2014, 3D Lenticular Image, Unique giclée, UV resistant, laminated behind acrylic lenticular sheet (micro lens), by Marcus Riebe

The Critique Marcus Riebe is an Austrian artist gifted with an immensely articulated mind and possessor of an extraordinary talent to conceive and execute complex and deeply stimulating compositions. Riebe takes abstract expressionism through a thought provoking journey into the subconscious and surreal with innovative use of digital media. The viewer encounters compositions of exceptional depth in which the central elements appear to be at immense distances from the background. The use of perspective immediately captures attention and allows the eye of the spectator to take flight while every centimetre of the artwork translates into an intense and gripping visual experience. Riebe’s 3D aspect to the pieces offers a fascinating juxtaposition of art forms and channels of expression in which we see the artist’s passion for enriching extensive views with imaginary protagonists come to life. Riebe’s creations bestow upon us a new form of perspective in which objects, people, animals, insects, creatures conceived in the subconscious or simply abstracted forms are given the opportunity to become the protagonists of such interesting works of art. Riebe’s use of shape and line is wonderfully engaging as he interprets the two levels of human consciousness and places them in a spatial dimension that clearly engages the viewer and invites him to distinguish which of the two realities is the most significant and factual. The viewer encounters a composition of exceptional depth in which the central elements float at impressive heights over a background that is flattened like a map. Questions like what do we leave behind and what do we take with us, surge to mind when looking at these amazing paintings. Time and space are represented in an innovative way with an exceptional projection towards the future. Riebe is an artist that fully interprets the moment and has a clear outlook on the future of contemporary art.

Timothy Warrington International Confederation of Art Critics

3D Lenticular Image, Unique giclĂŠe, UV resistant, laminated behind acrylic lenticular sheet (micro lens), by Marcus Riebe

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