482 - Maxim Wakultschik, “Larry” from the series “Optical Portraits”, object box/mixed media, signed Multiple from 2007

Maxim Wakultschik, “Larry” from the series “Optical Portraits”, object box/mixed media, signed Multiple from 2007 Maxim Wakultschik, born 1973 in Minsk, Belarus - lives and works in Düsseldorf; an internationally recognised painter and object artist known for his mathematically precise, three-dimensional portraits made from unusual materials; here: “Larry” = J.R. Ewing (Larry Martin Hagman, 1931 Fort Worth, Texas - 2012 Dallas), from the series “Optical Portraits”, object box/mixed media, 76 x 62 x 18 cm, inscribed on the reverse, numbered 2/10 and signed About the artist: Maxim Wakultschik studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Art from 1992 to 2000 under the sculptors Beate Schiff and Jannis Kounellis. Wakultschik breaks down the boundaries of classical, two-dimensional painting and extends his works into three-dimensional space. His works are characterised by extreme precision and optical effects. As well as wood, he works with broken safety glass, metal, Plexiglas and coloured lacquer in series such as ‘Optical Portrait’, ‘Reflections’ and ‘Multipersonality’. The focus of his work lies almost exclusively on the human form, in particular on photorealistically rendered faces and portraits of well-known figures.