As an architect-turned-artist, Pia Habekost's multi-disciplinary background is the cornerstone of her creative mission and process. In her work she explores the momentum where typography transforms from meaning to abstract ornament and back again. Inspired by popular culture to personal experience she samples and … Read More
As an architect-turned-artist, Pia Habekost's multi-disciplinary background is the cornerstone of her creative mission and process. In her work she explores the momentum where typography transforms from meaning to abstract ornament and back again. Inspired by popular culture to personal experience she samples and remixes bits of information into unique visual narratives.
In her most recent work Pia translates the explorations of her paintings into large scale two-and-three-dimensional sculptures. Her multi-layered reliefs have organically grown beyond the canvas whereas her urban installations are nestled somewhere between street art and site specific land art. Through complex repetition, these typographic swarms oscillate between ornament and dynamic pattern transforming its context.
Originally from Berlin, Pia last worked as an architect for Zaha Hadid in London and the multi-disciplinary collective NAU. She currently lives and works in Downtown Los Angeles. Read Less
