André Hemer

André Hemer is a New Zealand/German artist based in Vienna, Austria and New York, USA. His practice explores how painting can be transacted through materialised and de-materialised forms, primarily using 2D and 3D digital scans captured ‘en plein air’ in various environments and geographic locations. Hemer uses these materials to (re)create what can be described as a contemporary form of land

Bio

I use 2D and 3D digital scans of paint captured ‘en plein air’ in various environments and geographic locations.

During the past decade Hemer has undertaken a number of projects and residencies at institutions including: International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) New York, MASS MoCA, Massachusetts, USA, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France and National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, South Korea. Featured publications include ‘100 Painters of Tomorrow’, Published by Thames and Hudson, London, and ‘Art and the Internet’ published by Blackdog, London, UK. He is a recipient of the New Generation Art Fellowship awarded by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand. He holds a PhD in Painting from the University of Sydney and an MFA undertaken between the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and the Royal College of Art in London.