269 - Bruno Kurz, “Saphir 8” (Colour-Field painting), mixed media on wood

Bruno Kurz, “Saphir 8” (Colour-Field painting), mixed media on wood Bruno Kurz, born 1957 in Langenargen on Lake Constance - lives and works in Karlsruhe, German painter and installation artist, a pupil of Per Kirkeby, shown here: “Saphir 8” from the “Hebrides” series, watercolour/acrylic paint/paper on wood/varnish, 25 x 30 cm, inscribed, signed and dated 2003/2005 on the reverse About the artist: Bruno Kurz studied at the Freie Kunstschule Stuttgart from 1980 to 1981, and at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe from 1981 to 1986, where he was, amongst others, a pupil of Per Kirkeby. The central theme in Bruno Kurz’s work is light. His works lie at the intersection between expressive and meditative non-representational painting. Bruno Kurz is internationally renowned for his finely nuanced, non-representational colour landscapes, which are characterised by exceptional luminosity, light reflection and a sense of depth. Through the experimental use and layering of unconventional materials such as gauze, resins (epoxy resin), acrylics, varnishes and pigments, he creates high-gloss surfaces. The reflections and refractions of light change depending on the viewer’s angle of observation. As a result, the paintings often appear as though they are floating three-dimensionally as spaces of colour in front of the wall.