CLEMENS WEISS
Josefina Ayllón
Rome, Italy
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Rome, Italy
My paintings are the result of a constant struggle between a lonely character’s expression and the physicality of the paint itself. Colour, material and gesture are the fundamental elements of my work.
While I don’t find the act of feigning reality, such as using perspective or chiaroscuro, particularly interesting, I am fascinated by the reality of the painting itself as two-dimensional object.
I use impasto primarily to make...
My paintings are the result of a constant struggle between a lonely character’s expression and the physicality of the paint itself. Colour, material and gesture are the fundamental elements of my work.
While I don’t find the act of feigning reality, such as using perspective or chiaroscuro, particularly interesting, I am fascinated by the reality of the painting itself as two-dimensional object.
I use impasto primarily to make my presence tangible.
I have always been drawn to human faces, finding a prominent nose more captivating than a vase of flowers.
What is it about your studio space that inspires you?
Privacy
What is your favourite material to work with? How has your use of it evolved throughout your practice?
Oil paint
What themes do you pursue?
Painting
If you could install your art absolutely anywhere, where would that be?
In a museum
If you could only have one piece of art in your life, what would it be?
An 80's Baselitz
2025
L’appuntamento, z2o Project, Rome, Italy
2011
Tedio Untable, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2025
Beep Painting Biennial 2024 - Aberystwyth University - Aberystwyth - Wales
Beep 2024 - Do Androids Dream - Oriel Croesor - Croesor - North Wales
Arte in Nuvola, with z2o Gallery, Rome, Italy
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2025 - Recommended by the jury - Combat Prize 16th. Edition - Livorno - Italy
2025 - Finalist - Exibart Prize N5 - Italy
2024 - Longlisted - Beep Painting Biennial 2024 - Elysium Gallery - Swansea - Wales
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Residencies: 2019 - Palazzo Monti - Brescia - Italy
