Daniel Ferstl

Daniel Ferstl
Ooh Eeh Ooh Ah Ah
On putting together this show:
I immensly love my cat, so for the last few months I was stuck with this idea of kinda
dedicating a show to him. The „kinda“ thing is still the issue.
Although I feel like there's this distinct, deep emotional bond between us, this issue
of communication, a lack of real verbal communication, that is, beyond exchange of
needs like food, attention/affection and stuff – don't get me wrong, we do chat a lot,
both of us emulating each others sounds, but as cool as this might be, there is this
gap … like when in Kiki's Delivery service, Kiki grew older and Jiji wouldn't talk to
her anymore.
Well to sum up things, I can only guess what he might find cool. 
My usual routine after going out often includes a slice of pizza
bought on the way
home, which I gnarl on while drifting into sleep while I watch TV.
The cat always
tries to get a bite, so I can conclude that pizza is fine to him.
Once he saw a squirrel in my parents' garden he found that
interesting too.
The show is about all that I guess. Vienna, 2015

I make art about things that are interesting,
because I find them interesting. Vienna, 2014

Kurzbiographie
Daniel Ferstl geboren 1982 in Linz | 2002-2003 Studium Japanologie und Germanistik, Universität Wien | 2003-2008 Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Malerei (Ch. L. Attersee) Diplom | 2009 Artist in Residence, Gallery BMB, Amsterdam | Kurator von “FEAR”, Studenten der Klasse Prof. Judith Eisler, angewandte Wien, beim Festival “Soho in Ottakring”, Wien | 2011-2012 Studio Assistent bei Lisa Ruyter | 2012 Teilnahme bei Yoko Onos Performance Cutpiece at 12th ELIA Biennial Conference, angewandte Wien | 2012 Gründungsmitglied von artist-run art space MAUVE (mit Titania Seidl & Lukas Thaler) | Artist in Residence, „studio das weisse Haus”, Wien | lebt und arbeitet in Wien
 

Ausstellungen (Auswahl)
2015 „Destination Wien“, Kunsthalle Wien | 2014 „Mavericks”, New Jörg, Wien (solo) | „Toons like us (Reprise)”, wellwellwell, Mittersteig 2a, Wien | „Five Ws and one H”,
Poznam/POL | „Getränke 2”, Cumberland Stub’n, Cumberlandstraße 3, Wien | „One Mauve Gallery“, Lazarettgasse 22, Wien | „Work”, MAUVE, Getreidemarkt 11, Wien | „Toons like us”, wellwellwell, Mittersteig 2a, Wien | „Goofy”, studios das weisse haus, Wien | „First Emerald then Sapphire then Black”, Atelierhaus der Akademie der bildenden Künste, Wien | „Achtzig für Achtzig”, Sammlung Achim Freyer, Berlin | 2013 „Exhibition”, studios das weisse haus, Wien | „Carnation”, Kunsthalle Ganglbauergasse, Wien | „Daniel Ferstl/Stefan Reiterer/Titania Seidl/Lukas Thaler”, Parallel Vienna | „Dear Diary/Bridget/Potpourri”, BSA Galerie, Wien (solo) | „Jakob Breit/Daniel Ferstl/Titania Seidl”, Je Regrette, Berlin | „Verfhond’s 2013 Painting Show”, Art Initiative Verfhond, Appels Gallery, Amsterdam | 2012 „Anthem”, Heiligenkreuzerhof, Wien | „Koaxiale 12”, Künstlerhaus Wien | „Patterned Phantoms”, Dreieck Studio, Wien (solo) | „A Small Embassy of Living Painters”, Appels Gallery. Amsterdam | Ankauf 2013: Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst der Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien, MUSA

Kontakt:
www.danielferstl.com

www.mauve-vienna.com