Expressing the essence of Akris

"The rigour and order of clear lines and geometric shapes. Just when you think you have recognised the principle in Reinhard Voigt's work, it takes

you by surprise. Voigt likes his grid to be lively, sensuous, unexpected in brilliant colours and with witty humor. How else could one explain him choosing bright tulips and a woman's red lips for his grand triptychon, Drei Teile. I was fascinated to learn that he developed his way of working as early as the late ’60s. His painted portraits, flowers and landscapes, captured in what today's eye might appear as pixels — ahead of their time. He takes us into a pictorial world that has long since become reality.

Works such as Novemberday, Interior (Abstract) and Sunday with Jane [are imbued with] poetry

and grace in their abstract composition. Voigt once told me that his motive in art is raising the question: How far can reduction go without abandoning beauty?

I can relate to that. My work is driven by creating an essence. But never could we miss the spark of excitement inherent in a woman walking down the street with those red lips on her chest. A true trompe l'oeil (fashion) moment."

Albert Kriemler