Die Suche nach dem Violett
| Edition | Original Art |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Abstract |
| Technique | Painting |
| Height | 63 cm |
| Width | 48 cm |
| Length/Depth | 0.4 cm |
The Search for Violet
In my painting class, we had a ‘Violet’ week. We were only allowed to use blue and red watercolours. We were asked to let the pure colours flow into one another. I started with blue in the top left-hand corner and red in the bottom right-hand corner. The primary colours began to interact, creating striking shades of violet and pink.
In the end, I decided that adding a touch of yellow would give the violet an extra special spark and brighten up the picture.
Materials:
Watercolour on Hahnemühle paper
Postage:
The artwork is carefully packed in a cardboard box measuring 74 × 51 cm.
There is a 0.5 cm white border around the painting
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.
