BIOGRAPHY
Michael Weingart, aka Mischka (*1991, Kaliningrad) is a multimedia artist from Berlin. During his product design education he developed a preference for experimenting and combining different materials – such as acrylic glass, concrete and tape. He always tries to explore the unique qualities and possibilities of each material. His works tell unique stories and invite the spectator to question their own position. In doing so, he expands the boundaries of art by using everyday objects and non-artistic materials.
Today, his works deal with the question of the perception of the individual and factors that can influence this.
CV
2023 gallery ]M[ -“Betonfuchs” audience award Marzahn
2023 Artist Playground – group exhibition, Berlin Alt-Mariendorf
2023 KIB.Raumfuerkunst – 100 Years Tempelhof
2023 Mahalla – OPEN
2023 Notagallery – TIME IS RUNNING OUT
2023 KIB.Raumfuerkunst
2023 Cemetery of the March Fallen, Berlin – mural 175 years of March Revolution (Selfmade crew)
2023 Palace Square Humbold Forum – Temporary monument 175 years of March Revolution (Selfmade crew)
2022 Tamper meets Jigger, Berlin – Michael Weingart “Storming the Future”
2021 Fernsehturm Berlin – reflaect
2021 48h Neukölln – exhibition
2021 transport museum dresden – “zu den Sternen, Abenteuer Raumfahrt”
2020 Klisterkunst Koge, Artfestival & exhibition
2019 Street Art Festival Hasselt (Be) – temporary mural “eyecontact” (Tape Art Crew TO)
2019 Berliner Philharmonie – Rauminstallation „Sonus Fluctus“ (Tape Art Crew TO)
2018 Street Art Festival Hasselt (Be) – mural “waterfront” (Tape Art Crew TO)
2018 Street Art City – Hotel 128
2018 Mural Fest Berlin – mural „shark bite“ (Tape Art Crew TO)
2018 Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait City – mural „Face“ (Tape Art Crew TO)
2018 Museum of Islamic Art Berlin – mural “Amra Dame” (Tape Art Crew TO)
STATEMENT
Michael Weingart’s works are exploring the theme of perception and a distorted reality. He experiments with the materials acrylic glass and PET. Optical filters are created through the targeted thermoplastic moulding of transparent plastics.
The interplay of the optical effect with the translucent element of light creates a distortion of the real environment behind the filter. The deformed material redirects the light along its path. This creates a transformation of the perceived reality. This technique can also be used as a projection filter. The shadow created by the transformation of the The shadows cast by the transformation of the rays of light create immersive worlds and plays of light.
With his works, Michael Weingart addresses the transformation of modern times through the and cross-cultural achievements of the digital world. He also attempts to analyse the dangers and challenges of digital sensory overload artistically. His works invite to question one’s own perception. They confront the individual with the obligation to use the media with care.
