The works of Fritz Panzer refer to everyday life, from which he takes quotidian objects and depicts them in his drawings, paintings or sculptures. Ranging from a kitchen or a car to lamps, shoeboxes or milk cartons, Panzer examines these objects from his own private universe in order to fathom their formal structure. The outlines of the objects are reduced to the essentials and, in recent years, Panzer has introduced varying degrees of abstraction into his work, only alluding certain forms.

For over a decade, the wire sculptures – which are reminiscent of Environments from the 1960s – have become symbolic of Panzer’s work, mirroring the artist’s environment with their spatial form. Like sketches, the shapes and dimensions of each object are formed with black wire, outlining the exact geometrical edges and corners, curves and arches. The loose ends of the excess wire imbue the sculptures with a certain buoyancy, like objects that have overcome solemn proportionalities.

Text excerpt: Walter Seidl
(English translation: Mandana Taban)