Chimisay
| Edition | Original Art |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Architectural Art |
| Technique | Painting |
| Height | 60 cm |
| Width | 42 cm |
| Length/Depth | 2 cm |
Every day I went for a walk around the harbour.
I watched the ships coming and going.
One day, I suddenly came across something.
There it stood…
Huge, like a monster with legs on wheels.
Heavy, covered in rust, still leaking and fresh out of the water.
I walked round it … I didn’t know what it was.
It had doors, windows, a balcony that swivelled …
I stared at it for a long time.
Then I said to myself: Yes,
I’ll come back tomorrow and have a closer look at you.
The next day, it had vanished.
Material:
Coated art board
Technique:
Acrylic – created in 2023 during a semester abroad
Shipping information for the artwork:
The artwork will be carefully packed in a cardboard box measuring 74 × 51 cm.
It is a two-part work, painted on coated art board. Together, the two parts form a single, coherent image.
A strip is attached to the back of each part, allowing for flexible hanging: the two elements can be positioned directly one above the other or with a slight gap between them – depending on the desired effect in the room.
The strips on the reverse cause the work to stand out from the wall by approximately 2 cm, thereby lending it a sense of spatial presence and depth.
Marlene Pauer
Bachelor of Arts
Art/Education and Therapy
Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Bonn, Germany
Erasmus at the Academy of Fine Arts, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain 2023
Diploma from the Vitalakademie, Vienna 2019–2020
Children’s book illustrator, Vienna 2017–2018
Ludwig Beck, specialist training in visual marketing design, Munich 2012–2015
BIOGRAPHY
Marlene Pauer studied Fine Art, specialising in art therapy and education, at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Bonn. Her journey into art was marked by detours, inner exploration and profound experiences: she initially trained as a window dresser at the age of 16 at Ludwig Beck in Munich – with the original aim of becoming a set designer.
However, the sudden onset of a rare muscular disorder meant that her health became her priority. During this time, she discovered new forms of expression: she trained as a children’s book illustrator at Illuskils in Vienna and obtained a diploma in herbal education. All these experiences eventually led her to study fine art.
Her work is inspired by artists such as Wolfgang Laib, Vivian Suter and the murals of the Zapatistas in Mexico. For her, the focus is always on the process – experimenting, feeling, mixing. She spent much of her first semester in the countryside, where she layered pigments on top of one another and allowed the influence of the weather and her surroundings – very much in the spirit of Vivian Suter – to flow into her paintings. Later, she worked intensively with printmaking techniques, and during her Erasmus year in Tenerife she gained numerous new insights into painting.
Her work in the bronze foundry also left a lasting impression on her: not because of the material itself, but because of the experience of working with fire, the physical exertion and the absolute concentration required when modelling a single piece. This energy and dedication are still evident in her artistic practice today, even though bronze does not feature in her works.
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
I experiment with drawings, photographs and collages; I mix colours, express my thoughts, seek out places and then transform them into a painted picture. Whether on canvas, wood or cardboard, using techniques such as linocut, etching or copperplate engraving, or through an installation, a performance or an action in public space.
Colour is my most faithful companion. It is by my side from the very first moment to the very last. It is the first thing I perceive and the last thing I express. It is the source of my passion. It is the motif that guides my work.
