Mark Moore Gallery is pleased to announce works by Christoph Schirmer
and Aurelia Gratzer, in conjunction with Brunnhofer Gallery in Linz,
Austria.

Schirmer's paintings are a seemingly chaotic burst of colour and form,
from which emerge words, sci-fi images and pop icons. With this visual
assault Schirmer creates Aleph-like visions where the past, future,
present, space, reality and fiction all collide and exist
simultaneously. In contrast, Gratzer's work verges on realism. Her
paintings depict minimalist interiors as abstract blocks of color, as
though she is paring down reality to the bear minimum. The result
appears like a photo negative, blocks of color and solid line punctuated
by the occasional twisting vine or loose brush stroke.

Christoph Schirmer and Aurelia Gratzer both received MFAs from The
Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria. They have exhibited widely
throughout Europe, often in the same shows in Austria, both were
included in the 2003 Istanbul Student Triennale. Schirmer has exhibited
numerous times in Germany and Gratzer in Ukraine. This show at Mark
Moore Gallery will be the first time exhibiting in the United States for
both artists.