Judith Eisler (born 1962) is an artist based in Vienna, Austria and Warren, CT.
Eisler received her BFA from Cornell University in 1984. She gathers source imagery for her paintings from watching films and photographing stills from the footage. Her works typically have glossy surfaces and feature blurred imagery and light defined as substance. Descended from Pop art and Photorealism, her fluid paint-handling incorporates elements of James Rosenquist’s billboard fuzziness and Marilyn Minter’s bracing aggressiveness. Since 2009, Eisler has been a professor of painting at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Die Angewandte), Austria.
Collections
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The National Museum for Popular Music, Norway
Awards
2002 - John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship
Literature
Guyton, Wade, "Obscuring the Icon". Interview Magazine, March 4, 2015. Zhong, Fan, "Slow Motion". W Magazine, February 19, 2015. Steller, Jessica, "Judith Eisler: Elusive Elements of Light and Motion". Flatt Features, February, 2015. Garner, Ashley, "Judith Eisler: Interview". Monrowe, November 2, 2015. Hofleitner, Johanna, "Judith Eisler: Die Galerie als Kino". Die Presse, December 1, 2012.