Zsofia Schweger

Szeged, Hungary

December 10- January 15, 2020

ARTIST STATEMENT

My work is driven by my experience as a Hungarian living abroad first in the U.S. and now permanently in the UK: I am interested in human relationships to spaces in general, as well as the notions of home and belonging in particular.

In my paintings of domestic and public interiors, I use reductive paint application and flat blocks of colour to express a sense of both alienation and comfort. Although my compositions might seem impersonal at first glance; still, I aim to suggest a sense of intimacy through a quiet, muted, and potentially seductive colour palette. Thinking of the way we localise our experiences of spaces, I emphasise a shallow depth of field in my paintings. This methodical approach to formal elements lets up through touch: my hand trembles where colour blocks meet, forming gently wavering lines throughout the paintings and thus establishing a human presence in them. I want always to make paintings that are affecting and alive.

BIO

Zsofia Schweger (b. 1989, Szeged) is a Hungarian artist based in London. Zsofia had lived in the US for 5 years and studied at Wellesley College in the Boston area, before she moved to London in 2013. She then attended the Slade School of Fine Art, graduating with an MA in 2015.

Zsofia’s work in painting is informed by her experience of moving countries: she is interested in human relationships to spaces in general and the notions of home and belonging in particular. In her paintings of domestic and public interiors, Zsofia uses reductive paint application, flat panels of colour and a muted palette in order to express a sense of both alienation and comfort.

Zsofia was selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2016 and has been supported by several generous prizes, including the Jealous Prize, Griffin Art Prize, the Alice C. Cole Award, and the FBA Futures ‘One To Watch’ Award. Since her first solo exhibition at Griffin Gallery in London in 2016, she has had solo shows at Edel Assanti (London), Sapar Contemporary (New York), Lundgren Gallery (Palma), and Inda Gallery (Budapest).

Artist Links

Website: zsofiaschweger.com 

Instagram: @zschweger

Twitter: @zschweger

Facebook: @z.schweger.artist

GALLERY saparcontemporary.com
(In Hungary, her work is represented by Inda Gallery.)