The paintings of German-Brazilian artist Janaina Tschäpe skillfully blur the line between
landscape and imagination through their highly gestural and beautifully colored compositions.
This volume highlights the last seven years of the artist's work which has seen a breakthrough
in the level of visual complexity technical confidence and aesthetic freedom which she brings
to her work. A new essay by art historian Joachim Pissarro delves into the literary and
historical references that shape and inform Tschäpe's approach to painting. Richly illustrated
with superb reproductions of Tschäpe's work alongside installation images of her museum and
gallery exhibitions worldwide this monograph documents a prolific period of creativity and
boundary-pushing use of media. Janaina Tschäpe is a German-Brazilian artist whose
multidisciplinary work includes painting drawing photography video and sculpture. Her
compositions are characterized by amorphous forms and organic structures that pursue a dialogue
between the different media. Tschäpe's dreamlike abstractions refer to remembered landscapes
and an enigmatic nature. Her works can be found in numerous important public collections such
as the Centre Pompidou Paris Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Madrid Museu de Arte
Moderna do Rio de Janeiro Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York and National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C. among others.
