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Kurt Schranzer is a Sydney-based artist and lecturer primarily working in the discipline of drawing. He finds aesthetic similarities with 20th-century European modernism, drawing extensively from art literature and the works of Paul Klee, Jean Arp, de Chirico, Max Ernst, Lorca, Genet, and Cocteau. His reduced architectural drawing style challenges the assertion that gesture is the 'expressive mark' of drawing’s quintessence. Schranzer’s explorations epitomize drawing as a controlled process that regards the beauty and psychological effect of the work. He navigates the realms of abstraction and figuration, with his subjects being eclectic and idiosyncratic, spanning celestial, botanical, nautical, avian themes, and male nudes. His recent works have engaged with cross-cultural art-historical quotations, specifically the visual languages, compositions, and themes of Western modernism and Japanese 'warrior pictures' from the late Edo period. Utilizing conventions from Modernist collage practice alongside 19th-century technical drawing and 20th-century digital drawing techniques, Schranzer positions his work within the fusion of high and low art traditions, contributing to discussions on disciplinary practices. His artistic practice is deeply informed by psychoanalytic perspectives, with his alter-ego, Lop-Lop, reflecting complex cultural quotations and personal narratives.
UNSW Art & Design • Sydney, Australia
Teaching disciplines of drawing and painting at undergraduate and postgraduate coursework levels.
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