Where the Sky Falls
160 × 100 cm | From my studio
What happens when the sky loses its distance?
In Where the Sky Falls, blue takes on a physical presence. Dense passages of colour meet translucent edges, while dark, directional marks interrupt the softer movement of paint. A pale opening runs through the composition, holding its expansive colour fields apart and drawing them into relation.
Without a fixed horizon, the eye moves between atmospheric depth and the material surface of the painting. Gestural traces bring that sense of distance back to the scale of the hand and the body.
The title unsettles our understanding of the sky as something distant and weightless. Here, it acquires gravity. The work holds openness and compression, beauty and unease, within the same pictorial space.
#ContemporaryPainting #AbstractPainting #MaterialityInArt #ContemporaryArt #ManuelaKarinKnaut
Where the Sky Falls
160 × 100 cm | From my studio
What happens when the sky loses its distance?
In Where the Sky Falls, blue takes on a physical presence. Dense passages of colour meet translucent edges, while dark, directional marks interrupt the softer movement of paint. A pale opening runs through the composition, holding its expansive colour fields apart and drawing them into relation.
Without a fixed horizon, the eye moves between atmospheric depth and the material surface of the painting. Gestural traces bring that sense of distance back to the scale of the hand and the body.
The title unsettles our understanding of the sky as something distant and weightless. Here, it acquires gravity. The work holds openness and compression, beauty and unease, within the same pictorial space.
#ContemporaryPainting #AbstractPainting #MaterialityInArt #ContemporaryArt #ManuelaKarinKnaut
“Unknown routes.” — 180 × 250 cm
This large-scale painting has now arrived with its collectors, carrying a history that began long before the first brushstroke.
The reclaimed canvas played an integral role in my spatial installation at Werkstattwoche Lüben last year. Returning to it as a surface for painting allowed me to carry that experience forward, connecting two moments in my practice through the material itself.
I am drawn to materials that already hold a history. Their previous use becomes part of the work, shaping the decisions I make and the layers I add. Here, the canvas connects installation and painting, retaining its past while opening into something new.
Knowing that “Unknown routes.” has now found its place in a distinguished private collection makes me especially proud. A new chapter for a material that already has so much to tell.
#ManuelaKarinKnaut #ContemporaryPainting #MaterialMemory #InstallationArt #PrivateCollection
“Unknown routes.” — 180 × 250 cm
This large-scale painting has now arrived with its collectors, carrying a history that began long before the first brushstroke.
The reclaimed canvas played an integral role in my spatial installation at Werkstattwoche Lüben last year. Returning to it as a surface for painting allowed me to carry that experience forward, connecting two moments in my practice through the material itself.
I am drawn to materials that already hold a history. Their previous use becomes part of the work, shaping the decisions I make and the layers I add. Here, the canvas connects installation and painting, retaining its past while opening into something new.
Knowing that “Unknown routes.” has now found its place in a distinguished private collection makes me especially proud. A new chapter for a material that already has so much to tell.
#ManuelaKarinKnaut #ContemporaryPainting #MaterialMemory #InstallationArt #PrivateCollection
MORE LOVE LETTERS, PLEASE.
I just came across this sign, part of an installation I created last year. And I thought: yes. This is what we need.
More love letters. More love.
Less stress. Less hate.
Perhaps today you could write a love letter. Or simply send a kind message to a friend. Tell someone you’re thinking of them. Put into words something you’ve felt for a long time but never quite said.
A few heartfelt words can change the way someone’s day feels.
Life is too short to leave all that love unspoken. Let’s keep finding reasons to celebrate it—and each other.
#MoreLoveLetters #ChooseLove #ArtConnectsUs #CelebrateLife #KnautContemporary
MORE LOVE LETTERS, PLEASE.
I just came across this sign, part of an installation I created last year. And I thought: yes. This is what we need.
More love letters. More love.
Less stress. Less hate.
Perhaps today you could write a love letter. Or simply send a kind message to a friend. Tell someone you’re thinking of them. Put into words something you’ve felt for a long time but never quite said.
A few heartfelt words can change the way someone’s day feels.
Life is too short to leave all that love unspoken. Let’s keep finding reasons to celebrate it—and each other.
#MoreLoveLetters #ChooseLove #ArtConnectsUs #CelebrateLife #KnautContemporary
MATTER OF TRUST.
At 2.5 metres tall, this painting gives blue a physical presence—drawing the viewer into its layers, gestures and shifts in depth.
Commissioned for a distinguished private collection, it represents something deeply meaningful to me: the trust collectors place in my artistic vision. Being invited to create a work for their collection is a responsibility I take seriously—and a source of real pride.
My works are now held in collections across all five continents, while new collaborations continue to connect my studio with people and places around the world. These encounters feed directly into my practice, bringing together painting, travel and the intercultural exchange that has long shaped how I see and work.
Each commission begins with a conversation. The most rewarding ones open up possibilities neither side could have anticipated.
#ManuelaKarinKnaut #ContemporaryPainting #PrivateCollection #ArtCommission #LargeScaleArt
MATTER OF TRUST.
At 2.5 metres tall, this painting gives blue a physical presence—drawing the viewer into its layers, gestures and shifts in depth.
Commissioned for a distinguished private collection, it represents something deeply meaningful to me: the trust collectors place in my artistic vision. Being invited to create a work for their collection is a responsibility I take seriously—and a source of real pride.
My works are now held in collections across all five continents, while new collaborations continue to connect my studio with people and places around the world. These encounters feed directly into my practice, bringing together painting, travel and the intercultural exchange that has long shaped how I see and work.
Each commission begins with a conversation. The most rewarding ones open up possibilities neither side could have anticipated.
#ManuelaKarinKnaut #ContemporaryPainting #PrivateCollection #ArtCommission #LargeScaleArt
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” — Dolly Parton ✨🎶
310 × 160 cm of memories, movement, and New Orleans. 🎨🌈
Painted during my stay in the USA, this work became a travel diary on canvas. 🇺🇸📖 This particular chapter takes me back to the Dolly parade in honour of Dolly Parton in the French Quarter—the colour, the people, the sheer joy of being there. 🎉💃🪩
My own handwriting, drawn marks, and collage elements weave through the painting, gathering fragments of everything I experienced. ✍️🖌️🧩 Layer upon layer, the canvas carries the energy and exuberance of those days. 🌟🔥
A thought that resonates deeply with the way I paint: trusting my own voice and letting life find its way into the work. 💫❤️
#ManuelaKarinKnaut #ContemporaryPainting #ArtAsATravelDiary #NewOrleans #DollyParton
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” — Dolly Parton ✨🎶
310 × 160 cm of memories, movement, and New Orleans. 🎨🌈
Painted during my stay in the USA, this work became a travel diary on canvas. 🇺🇸📖 This particular chapter takes me back to the Dolly parade in honour of Dolly Parton in the French Quarter—the colour, the people, the sheer joy of being there. 🎉💃🪩
My own handwriting, drawn marks, and collage elements weave through the painting, gathering fragments of everything I experienced. ✍️🖌️🧩 Layer upon layer, the canvas carries the energy and exuberance of those days. 🌟🔥
A thought that resonates deeply with the way I paint: trusting my own voice and letting life find its way into the work. 💫❤️
#ManuelaKarinKnaut #ContemporaryPainting #ArtAsATravelDiary #NewOrleans #DollyParton
Five weeks in the USA, and I had the best time. Coming home full of inspiration, new connections, and possibilities. ✨
Message me for my portfolio of available works.
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractPainting #ArtCollectors #AvailableArt #KnautContemporary
Five weeks in the USA, and I had the best time. Coming home full of inspiration, new connections, and possibilities. ✨
Message me for my portfolio of available works.
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractPainting #ArtCollectors #AvailableArt #KnautContemporary