Werner Feiersinger

Born 1966 in Brixlegg, Austria
Lives and works in Vienna, Austria

In his work, Werner Feiersinger combines his knowledge of the history of art, design and architecture with a laconically reduced design vocabulary. Feiersinger's works undermine conventional modes of seeing and are infused with a deep irony.
“These sculptures are reminders; misremembered resemblances, like a face you might recognize but can’t quite place. Werner Feiersinger’s discrete objects may appear to be like boats, handrails, platforms, chairs, fences or ladders, but they are never exactly those things. They have a proximity to architecture and its attendant furnishings without ever becoming an illustration of, or appendage to, either. They express affinity without over-identifying, resulting in a contradictory appearance of aloofness and stability.” (Kirsty Bell)

“I take back the perfection of production, the objects appear brittle and ambiguous. It is this ambiguity that interests me. At the same time, the sculptures should be like concentrates.” (Werner Feiersinger)