Eva Lootz

(Viena, 1940)

Untitled

1978

paraffin, pigment and cotton

128 x 95 cm

Inv. no. 898

BBVA Collection Spain


Eva Lootz’s work boasts a considerable formal variety and the artist’s practice embraces everything from drawing, photography and painting to sculpture and installation.

Lootz started out in 1973 as part of the movement. She was actively involved in the experimental magazine Humo of which only a single issue was published. In the late 1970s she made the leap from two to three dimensions, experimenting with the expressive qualities of materials and installation, and the works in the BBVA Collection are a good example of that shift.

Lootz’s use of paraffin locates this particular work within an imprecise territory straddling painting and sculpture. The artist examines the deformation caused by applying paraffin to cotton, treating the support as yet another painterly surface.

The use of unconventional though generally natural materials is a constant in Lootz’s practice, leading to works that are often ephemeral. At present, she is also working with video-art.