Taka Ishii Gallery is pleased to announce our first solo exhibition with American born, Vienna based artist Lisa Ruyter.

Lisa Ruyter's painting practice is rooted in the photographic; each of the artist's works begins with a photograph ・seemingly casual, sometimes diaristic yet chosen with an eye towards a possible future painting. Characterized by a surface simplicity; images are presented in outline and rendered recognizable through Ruyter's use of line and flat planes of color. Representational issues are often complicated through Ruyter's choice of non-naturalistic color; seldom is the pictured object/person/place presented in a color corresponding to photographic reality; rather, color is used in a disruptive manner highlighting an inherently abstract nature of and any subsequent re-presentation.

The present exhibition consists of a series of new paintings as well as a site-specific wall piece. The new body of work focuses on images of both viewing as well as individuals engaged in the act of photographing; in each instance the is left un-pictured.

Ruyter's work has been included in numerous international museum exhibitions including the Museum of Modern Art, USA; Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany; P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, USA; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA; Schirn Kunsthalle, Germany; and the Abbaye Saint-Andre Center d'lart contemporain, France; and Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, USA