Sentimental Approach
Certain works reveal themselves immediately.
Others unfold gradually, resisting definition and inviting sustained attention.
▪️Sentimental Approach▪️ belongs to the latter. Developed over an extended period in the studio, the painting evolved through a process of observation, revision, and reflection. Its visual language is shaped by subtle tensions between gesture and restraint, presence and absence, creating a space that remains deliberately open to interpretation.
The title emerged only after the work had reached its final form. Rather than describing the painting, it suggests a way of encountering it—through intuition, memory, and emotional resonance. These intangible dimensions often inform our experience more profoundly than what can be articulated or measured.
At the core of the work is an interest in abstraction as a field of possibility. Freed from fixed narratives, the composition invites multiple readings, allowing each viewer to engage with the painting through their own associations and perspectives. Meaning is not prescribed; it is discovered in the encounter.
In this sense, Sentimental Approach reflects an ongoing exploration of how painting can hold complexity, ambiguity, and connection within a single visual space.
Sentimental Approach
125 × 125 cm
Original artwork | Available
For collectors, curators, architects, interior designers, and corporate clients interested in this work or in future collaborations, my team would be delighted to hear from you.
We are happy to provide personalized portfolios, project proposals, and tailored presentations for private collections, hospitality environments, and large-scale corporate art projects.
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Sentimental Approach
Certain works reveal themselves immediately.
Others unfold gradually, resisting definition and inviting sustained attention.
▪️Sentimental Approach▪️ belongs to the latter. Developed over an extended period in the studio, the painting evolved through a process of observation, revision, and reflection. Its visual language is shaped by subtle tensions between gesture and restraint, presence and absence, creating a space that remains deliberately open to interpretation.
The title emerged only after the work had reached its final form. Rather than describing the painting, it suggests a way of encountering it—through intuition, memory, and emotional resonance. These intangible dimensions often inform our experience more profoundly than what can be articulated or measured.
At the core of the work is an interest in abstraction as a field of possibility. Freed from fixed narratives, the composition invites multiple readings, allowing each viewer to engage with the painting through their own associations and perspectives. Meaning is not prescribed; it is discovered in the encounter.
In this sense, Sentimental Approach reflects an ongoing exploration of how painting can hold complexity, ambiguity, and connection within a single visual space.
Sentimental Approach
125 × 125 cm
Original artwork | Available
For collectors, curators, architects, interior designers, and corporate clients interested in this work or in future collaborations, my team would be delighted to hear from you.
We are happy to provide personalized portfolios, project proposals, and tailored presentations for private collections, hospitality environments, and large-scale corporate art projects.
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractPainting #ArtCollectors #Curators #CorporateCollections
Your best life. 165/165/4 cm
Manuela Karin Knaut, 2026
#art #bestlife #painting #artcollector #interiordesign
Your best life. 165/165/4 cm
Manuela Karin Knaut, 2026
#art #bestlife #painting #artcollector #interiordesign
Lately, I’ve been enjoying working with smaller formats that can be combined and reconfigured in countless ways.
Here you can see six of my most recent works, created over the past few weeks in my studio. I’m continuing to develop this series, which functions almost like a visual diary—filled with luminous colors, layers, traces, and moments of discovery.
I hope some of the joy, freedom, and curiosity I experience while painting shines through in these pieces.
#ContemporaryArt
#AbstractPainting
#ArtistStudio
#VisualDiary
#ManuelaKarinKnaut
Lately, I’ve been enjoying working with smaller formats that can be combined and reconfigured in countless ways.
Here you can see six of my most recent works, created over the past few weeks in my studio. I’m continuing to develop this series, which functions almost like a visual diary—filled with luminous colors, layers, traces, and moments of discovery.
I hope some of the joy, freedom, and curiosity I experience while painting shines through in these pieces.
#ContemporaryArt
#AbstractPainting
#ArtistStudio
#VisualDiary
#ManuelaKarinKnaut
Happy Friday;))
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Sometimes I try to capture an entire feeling with only a few brushstrokes. Sometimes it works — and sometimes it completely fails. But in this work, it happened.
There is a sense of lightness in it. The feeling of having made it through something. Of leaving something behind. Of opening a door — wide open — for something new to enter.
All of this lives inside this painting. The title, ▪️Overcoming▪️, is directly connected to that emotional state.
Do you know this feeling? That moment when you realize you have overcome something difficult — when you finally made it through? How does it feel to you? I’d love to read your thoughts in the comments.
#abstractart #contemporarypainting #emotionalart #artiststudio #minimalpainting
Sometimes I try to capture an entire feeling with only a few brushstrokes. Sometimes it works — and sometimes it completely fails. But in this work, it happened.
There is a sense of lightness in it. The feeling of having made it through something. Of leaving something behind. Of opening a door — wide open — for something new to enter.
All of this lives inside this painting. The title, ▪️Overcoming▪️, is directly connected to that emotional state.
Do you know this feeling? That moment when you realize you have overcome something difficult — when you finally made it through? How does it feel to you? I’d love to read your thoughts in the comments.
#abstractart #contemporarypainting #emotionalart #artiststudio #minimalpainting
My large solo exhibition has just come to an end — a space where paintings of different scales entered into conversation with one another.
Large, expansive works met smaller, more intimate pieces, creating a shifting rhythm throughout the exhibition. In this body of work, shades of blue became a connecting thread — carrying movement, silence, depth, and emotional tension across the space.
For me, the dialogue between scale, material, and gesture is what transforms individual paintings into an immersive experience.
#SoloExhibition #ContemporaryPainting #AbstractArtCollector #CuratorialPractice #ContemporaryArtScene
My large solo exhibition has just come to an end — a space where paintings of different scales entered into conversation with one another.
Large, expansive works met smaller, more intimate pieces, creating a shifting rhythm throughout the exhibition. In this body of work, shades of blue became a connecting thread — carrying movement, silence, depth, and emotional tension across the space.
For me, the dialogue between scale, material, and gesture is what transforms individual paintings into an immersive experience.
#SoloExhibition #ContemporaryPainting #AbstractArtCollector #CuratorialPractice #ContemporaryArtScene