material portraits

Lukas Gschwandtner (born 1995 / AT) was trained in leather accessories at the age of 14 at Schloss Hetzendorf. Here he was introduced to object making and leather craftsmanship, creating patterns that allowed him to go from two to three dimensions, by applying construction techniques which were to later become integral to his work process. This education was followed by his studies in London, a combination of Architecture and Fine Arts at Chelsea College, where he was able to experiment with the scale of his work.

In 2018, he received a grant from the Arts and Architecture Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria for Wiener Maße, for a travelling steel, plaster, and canvas structure focused on interaction through conversation and the resulting impact on our perception of time. The installation was tested at Raven Row and RIBA in London. This was followed by a solo show at Lant Street, curated by Jermaine Gallacher. In 2019 Lukas participated in Peana’s residency exchange programme in Monterrey, Mexico, funded by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

In 2021 Lukas had the solo show Pillow Portraits with Maniera in Brussels, which was the starting point for his ongoing case study series of wearable canvas sculptures of historical women portrayed on pieces of furniture.

Diese Veranstaltung ist Teil der Reihe CrossOver.