Gentle, Sublime, Complex - Katharina Chapuis’ Paintings
How Katharina Chapuis builds atmospheres…
“My goal as a painter is to address the many layers of complex nuances and subtle interactions between the physical world and the underlying constructs of the immaterial. I strive to work beyond the traditionally divided space into forms of open, visually fluid fields, revealing movement, light and vibration.
Working through discovery and intuition rather than the preconception or linear thinking, combine the spontaneous use of color with a slow process of multiple layers of translucent oil washes, building the surface until it shifts towards a luminous atmosphere.”
Why I Would Use Katharina Chapuis’ Paintings in Interiors I Design
I find Katharina’s work to be deeply contemplative. Like many forms of abstract work, those in this softer expression, work with this more gentle rendering are so sublime and still complex. The work does not compel. It invites you to consider. Asks you to pause. I always ask my Clients to look and watch the painting - to see what they might see; a dream, or a thought, what does the work bring to your mind? Indeed, what does the work bring to mind today, as different than yesterday?
Interior design by Suzanne Kasler. Photography by Douglas Friedman.
“I think of my paintings as energetically charged fields conveying a vibrant, flowing lightness that reaches beyond its own borders — a type of visual energy which activates its surrounding space and invites the viewer’s perception to shift beyond the obvious.”
The work speaks to your mind’s eye and asks you to go on a journey. It is quiet and easy to decorate with.
Like so many works of art, Katharina’s work must be seen in person. The layers, the translucence and the story are not easily shown in print or here on screen.
Below is a room beautifully showcasing one of Katharina’s works. Here you can see how wonderfully this soft abstract form brings a room together. It’s a focal point that only asks to be included, not pronouncing the room’s theme.
Above Interior Design by Courtney Giles Interiors. Photography by Emliy Followill
Katharina Chapuis’ work is shown in fine galleries, including:
764 Miami Circle, Suite 132
Atlanta GA 30324