Expanded Paintings, 2024

Clemens Wolf's Expanded Paintings introduce a new aspect to his practice. The process involves applying red oil paint through expanded metal onto blue paper, creating gestural abstractions with an almost relief-like surface. The works are framed in alternating combinations of red or blue, emphasizing the materiality of the paint and the tactile imprint of the metal.

While Wolf’s process inherently involves repetition, the resulting works retain their individuality and energy, embodying the physicality of their creation. This reflection on transience and the documentation of architectural relics permeates Wolf's entire artistic practice and lends the series a conceptual depth.

Framed abstract painting with a blue marbled panel and red border on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 01 (2024)

Framed abstract artwork: blue marbled panel with red veins in a bright red frame on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 01 (2024)

Abstract painting of a blue marbled field with red veins, in a bright orange frame on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 02 (2024)

Abstract painting of a blue field with red vein-like marbling in a bright red frame hanging on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 02 (2024)

Abstract painting: blue field with red vein-like pattern, framed in red on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 04 (2024)

Framed abstract painting: blue field with red marbled texture; red frame on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 04 (2024)

Blue-framed abstract painting featuring a blue field with red marble-like veins on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 05 (2024)

Blue-framed abstract painting with a blue field and red vein-like marbling, hung on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 05 (2024)

Blue-framed abstract artwork featuring red marbling on a blue background, mounted on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 07 (2024)

Framed abstract artwork: blue panel with red marbled pattern, blue frame, mounted on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 07 (2024)

Framed abstract painting: blue panel with red marble-like veining, bordered in blue, mounted on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 08 (2024)

Framed abstract artwork: blue panel with red marbled texture on a white wall

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 08 (2024)

Abstract blue painting with red crackle-marbling, framed by blue border on white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 09 (2024)

Framed blue abstract painting with red vein-like pattern, mounted on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 09 (2024)

Abstract painting: blue field with red marbled splashes, enclosed by a bold orange frame.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 12 (2024)

Framed abstract artwork: orange-red frame around a blue panel with red splatter texture, displayed on a white wall.

Clemens Wolf, Expanded Painting 12 (2024)

Clemens Wolf

Clemens Wolf (*1982) originates from street art and has developed a practice that addresses the aesthetics of decay and transformation. His works—spanning painting, sculpture, and installation—investigate the interplay between material permanence and visual deception. Drawing on elements such as fences, ruins, or city maps, Wolf creates works that blur the boundaries between subcultural aesthetics and contemporary art. He challenges the materiality of his chosen mediums by transforming steel into delicate forms or paper into objects with unexpected weight, revealing tensions between materiality and its perception. Clemens Wolf lives and works in Vienna.

Read our studio story with Clemens Wolf.

Bearded man in a white T-shirt with a large black T, floral cap, and gloves, holds a golden leg-bone artifact against a red backdrop.

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