KASPAR LAURENZ

The series 36 Moods of the Wilder Kaiser explores the color of light in the Alpine landscape. Kaspar Laurenz uses the mountain massif as a recurring motif, translating fleeting light conditions into concentrated atmospheric compositions. Figurative elements of the landscape meet abstracted fields of color. The focus is not on a topographically precise depiction of the Wilder Kaiser, but on the question of how color and light can create emotional and spatial depth.

Kaspar Laurenz describes his approach to the series: “For me, painting—and really seeing itself—always begins with light. If you look long enough, you begin to notice that even an inconspicuous moment contains an incredible amount of color. The Wilder Kaiser is a natural motif for me through which to explore the colors of light, because I have known it since childhood. With 36 Moods of the Wilder Kaiser, I invite viewers to see this landscape through my eyes. Light is perhaps the most accessible subject of all: everyone knows it, everyone experiences it, yet no one sees it in exactly the same way.”

The paintings often develop over the course of several months. Kaspar Laurenz builds up the color in numerous, partly translucent layers, allowing underlying tones to remain visible and creating subtle nuances. Rapid, gestural brushstrokes coexist with calm, softly constructed fields of color. The painterly language of each work is shaped by the particular mood the painting is intended to convey.

At Studio G10, around 20 oil paintings are presented, ranging from small color studies to canvases measuring nearly two meters. The smaller works serve not only as preparations for larger paintings but also form an independent part of the series. In them, the artist experiments with new color harmonies, compositions, and painterly techniques.

The exhibition is complemented by experimental sculptural and ceramic works. Kaspar Laurenz uses vases, stones, and wood, among other materials, as supports for painting, transferring the pictorial concerns of the series into three-dimensional forms. In this way, the exhibition extends the exploration of the Alpine landscape beyond the traditional canvas.