Sabine Abfalterer

Painting is the best way for me to express my emotions. Through colors and shapes I am able to show feelings more directly and emphatically than words might allow. When words fall short my paintings remain eloquent leaving the observer free to interpret what is depicted.

I take my inspiration from nature and the female body. The female body represents both poles of femininity – motherly and erotic –, which I keep ambiguous in my work. In particular, I try to merge aspects of the female body into a sense of landscape.

My work has also been influenced by personal travels in Brazil, southern France, and Spain. Here joy in life, light, and color all play special roles. For example my work with the olive tree begins by representing its strengths, stability, and steadiness – a further source of inspiration for me.

By suggesting different spatial relations and using various surface textures I can express emotional themes in response to various time periods. I thereby create an interaction between proximity and distance for the observer.

After studying jewelry design at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris, I was a student at the Kunstschule ARTelier Michael Siegel, master student and lecturer at the Städelschule (University of Art) in Frankfurt.

Since 2008 I have been doing regular studio works together with Professor Martin Oswald at the University of Art, Weingarten, Germany.

My work has been regularly exhibited during the past years and has gained recognition through recent sales to numerous collectors in Mallorca.