About the Artist Matthias Weischer

Unpeopled, stage-like interiors define the work of Matthias Weischer (b. 1973 in Elte): art-historical allusions, estranged everyday objects and enigmatic spatial perspectives combine into layered pictorial spaces. Characteristic is his rich, often relief-like application of paint, which lends his works a distinctive haptic presence. Weischer studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (HGB) in Leipzig and was a master student of Sighard Gille; together with artists such as Neo Rauch, Tim Eitel and David Schnell, he shaped the international success of Leipzig painting from the 2000s onward. His work is held in major museums and collections worldwide.