Michael Weingart

ANALOGFILTER
artist statement by Michael Weingart

Inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement of the 20th century and the representation of a distorted reality away from screens and pixels, the idea of analog filters was born.
The intention is that the handcrafted creation of art should once again come to the fore and move away from the idea of a generated reality.

The rapid change of modern times due to cross-border and cross-cultural achievements of the digital world presents society with new dangers and challenges.
The advancing innovation usually emerges faster than the regulatory instruments and confronts the individual with the obligation to deal with it thoughtfully.

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How are we supposed to be able to distinguish generated reality from reality at all?

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The interplay of the optical effect with the element of light, as a generic term for the seen, creates a distortion of the real image behind the filter.
They allow reality to liquefy or morph remote parts of the space into another place. The filters thus create the perfect illusion of a distorted reality and symbolize life with modern media.
The viewer becomes an important element of this interplay.
They are invited on a journey of discovery of the distorted reality and a...

2015-2017 Education as a design assistant in the field of product design;School-based education at the Best-Sabel vocational school

2023 gallery ]M[ -"Betonfuchs" audience award Marzahn
2023 Artist Playground - group exhibition, Berlin Alt-Mariendorf
2023 KIB.Raumfuerkunst - 100 Years Tempelhof
2023 Mahalla - OPEN
2023 Notagallery - TIME IS RUNNING OUT
2023 KIB.Raumfuerkunst
2023 Cemetery of the March Fallen, Berlin - mural 175 years of March Revolution (Selfmade crew)
2023 Palace Square Humbold Forum - Temporary monument 175 years of March Revolution (Selfmade crew)

​2022 Tamper meets Jigger, Berlin - Michael Weingart "Storming the Future"

​2021Fernsehturm Berlin - reflaect
2021 48h Neukölln – exhibition PRACHTAYAMA
2021German Football Museum - mural induction intoHall of Fame of Michael Ballack & Dixxie Dörner (Tape Art Crew TO)
2021 transport museum dresden - "zu den Sternen, Abenteuer Raumfahrt"

​2020Klisterkunst Koge, Artfestival & exhibition

​2019 Street Art Festival Hasselt (Be) - temporary mural "eyecontact" (Tape Art Crew TO)
2019 Berliner Philharmonie – Rauminstallation „Sonus Fluctus“ (Tape Art Crew TO)

​2018 Street Art Festival Hasselt (Be) - mural "waterfront" (Tape Art Crew TO)
2018 Street Art City - Hotel 128
2018 Mural Fest Berlin - mural „shark bite“ (Tape Art Crew TO)
2018 Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait City – mural „Fac...