VOLTA: Olaf Quantius

With the interplay between abstraction and concreteness, the paintings move from the visible to the suddenly invisible, from copious layers of colour to the poetic presence of gentleness. Olaf Quantius' paintings are nurtured by the vague moment, that fleeting glimpse of the corporeal and its fading apparition. The non-figurative painting in this artist's oeuvre is no exception, even though it steps beyond the barriers of elusive concepts. Olaf Quantius, born 1971 in Bonn, studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe. His first solo show at the Saarlandmuseum Saarbrücken, which is currently on view, gives a review of his last year’s paintings

Olaf Quantius, untitled (orten 21), 2010, oil, acrylic on woolen blanket, Styrofoam, wood, acrylic glass, 113,1 x 141,1 x 8,5 cm