This artwork features a captivating abstract composition with vibrant swirls of color and shape. The canvas appears to be a sculptural relief, with a dynamic, three-dimensional quality created by the undulating layers of material. The dominant hues are warm tones of yellow, ochre, and brown, which contrast with cooler shades of blue and purple. The overall effect is one of movement and energy, suggesting a sense of transformation or metamorphosis. The artist's unique technique combines painting, sculpture, and collage, blurring the boundaries between media and challenging traditional notions of form. This experimental approach reflects the artist's innovative vision and their engagement with the evolving language of contemporary art. ...
Markus Saile immerses himself in the dialogue between texture and depth, using layered oil on wood to craft abstract works that evoke both personal warmth and expansive space. His works feature overlapping strata of paint—sometimes dense, sometimes translucent—applied through broad, deliberate brushstrokes, folded structures, and fan-like fields that evoke a painterly dialogue reminiscent of rococo gestures. Saile’s approach transcends minimalism; instead, his paintings serve as careful deconstructions of materiality and format. He experiments with unconventional panel sizes, from elongated to near-miniature, guided by the graphical motif of the vertical bar (|), a symbol widely used in digital culture as a separator or connector. Through manipulation of scale, format, and gallery display, Saile creates partitions and connections within his works, reflecting sociological ideas about distance and affiliation. His practice invites viewers to engage with the dynamic interplay of material, form, and conceptual resonance embedded in each piece. ...
Emerging out of a former project space, Drei has been established as a commercial gallery in 2015 by Dennis Hochköppeler and Jakob Pürling in Cologne, Germany. The gallery features an international and trans-generational program with a focus on cross-disciplinary practices and pushes the cooperation with international galleries and institutions.
