Maja Vukoje
fuels ​‘n’ frumps

The catalog was published on the occasion of the exhibition Maja Vukoje: fuels ​‘n’ frumps (2.4.2017 – 4.2.2017) at Künstlerhaus, Halle für Kunst & Medien.

This publication is dedicated to the exhibition by the Austrian artist Maja Vukoje and shows her genuine painterly vocabulary with painting. With its subject of the ​“Vogelscheuche” (Paul Klee, 1935; ​“scarecrow”), the exhibition’s title metaphorically alludes to traditional genre depictions of bodies and the objects surrounding them, while the artist – in these politically confusing times – presents for debate their internal states, materials, and the forces that drive and fuel them. Vukoje’s paintings are based on her exploration of political themes such as post-colonialism, gender, and pop culture. Vukoje’s approach is founded on more than just her own migrant experience – she also travels to specific places in order to examine certain cultural phenomena. She then takes the resulting mixture of realities and translates them into a complex, yet easily accessible visual language.