Author Description

In his solo exhibition that reflects the MAK Collection, Thomas Bayrle combines traditional craft techniques with the computer-generated art of the Information Age. Using the metaphors of dyeing, weaving, and programming, Bayrle explores the ambivalence of art, craft, and industry and gives rise to kaleidoscopic shapes-Mass Ornaments.00Bayrle develops his legendary?superforms? as a reference to cultural and industrial icons like Jesus Christ, Mao, the highway, or the smartphone. He composed the oversize stage set iPhone meets Japan (working title, 2017) for the MAK Columned Main Hall out of iPhones; under the auspices of digital interconnectivity, it oscillates between a couple who briefly indulge in a play of scents, and architectural elements.00Exhibition: MAK? Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria (25.10.2017-02.04.2018)