Thomas Schulte

Paco Knöller: Senkrecht durch den Augenblick

04 Feb - 11 Mar 2023

Paco Knöller, "unter mir der himmel", 2022, Oil crayon and lacquer on wood, 120 × 336 × 6 cm (Detail), Photo: Jochen Littkemann, Courtesy the artist
Vertical, as in right-side up or upside down. It may be a matter of perspective; a position in relation to something else. The title of Paco Knöller’s exhibition, “Senkrecht durch den Augenblick (Vertically through the Moment)”, indicates a direction, a relationship, a motion – a moving through. The artist’s sixth solo exhibition at Galerie Thomas Schulte presents recent works in oil crayon and lacquer on wood, including multi-panel large-formats that pull in multiple directions at once. The works move between drawing and painting in a symbiosis of color and line – unfurling vast color worlds and their changing atmospherics.