André Hemer

André Hemer fuses analog and digital spaces in his practice, introducing the language of the internet into bright, painterly surfaces. His interest in sampling digital media -- including scans, found digital images or systems, and digital drawings -- is born out of a desire to synthesize the concerns of the post-internet age with more traditional methods and techniques. Despite their digital elements, Hemer’s paintings have a distinct materiality and often an almost sculptural surface that reflects an intense building up of medium. André Hemer received a PhD in painting from the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia and an MFA from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the New Generation Award in 2016, and has had recent solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, Singapore, Wellington, and Sydney as well as group exhibitions worldwide. He currently lives and works in Vienna.

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