Marie Ruprecht, born in 1975 in Upper Austria, lives and works in Aschach on the Danube. She studied Experimental Design at the Institute of Fine Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Art and Design Linz and has been working since 1994 in the fields of photography, drawing, painting and sculpture as well as spatial installation.
An essential feature of her work is the direct engagement with the existing spatial and contentual conditions and the theme related appropriation of new cultural techniques for the realization of her works.
The physical nature of the materials used, just as the experimental handling style with vastly varying work methods flow consciously in the formation process. The chosen materials are tested for their possibilities and the relationship between the aspects one can precisely plan and the unforeseen coincidences are time and again newly fathomed out.
Marie Ruprecht is initiator and director of the KUNSTSALON in cooperation with Antonia Riederer and has works in private as well as public ownership and has had numerous exhibitions in Austria and abroad.
Since 2012, Marie Ruprecht has devoted herself to abstract landscapes in recurring periods of time. Almost sculptural landscape paintings emerge from folds and structures of old linen like reliefs. In the light of the respective season, created in many layers, there are images of self-sufficient landscapes.
Wrinkles and folds become landscapes. Almost meditative, they tempt you to lose yourself in time.
DR. CHRISTINE HAIDEN - JOURNALIST, AUTHOR & CHIEF EDITOR
MEMBER OF KÜNSTLERHAUS Wien - Gesellschaft bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler ÖsterreichsDie KUNSTSCHAFFENDEN - Galerie im OÖ KulturquartierGalerie DIE FORUM WelsAlumni FORUM - Kunstuniversität Linz
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COLLECTIONSKUNSTSAMMLUNG - Art Collection - Region of Upper AustriaArt Collection - City of LinzCollection UrbanCollection Museum Angerlehner
SCHOLARSHIPS & PRIZESJuli 2020 Artist Residency Grant - Province of Upper AustriaJuni 2006 & Juli 2006 LinzExport Grant - City of LinzJuni 2006 & Juli 2006 SIM House Artist Residency Grant, Reykjavik, IslandMärz 2003 bis August 2003 Austrian Federeal Chancellery - Artist Residency Grant, Fujino, Japan.April 1998 - Juni 1998 Erasmus Study Visit - University of Fine Arts Bilbao, SpainAugust 1998 First Prize in the category Free Art in the framework of the international competition - Future.Vision.Work for young architekts, designers and artists
CV2002 - 2005 PhD Programm - Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Macho - University of Art and Design Linz2001 Graduated with honors diploma - Institute of Fine Arts and - Cultural Studies / University of Art and Design Linz1994 - 2001 Fine Art - Experimental Design - Univ. Prof. Dr. Herbert Lachmayer - Institute of Fine Arts and Cultural Studies - University of Art and Design Linz