With Europe in the middle of a heatwave, we’re all dreaming of a cool breeze. This little place by the sea is exactly where I’d love to be right now.
By the Sea
45 × 45 × 3 cm
Wishing you all a cool head today. Enjoy your Sunday, wherever you are. 🌊
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractPainting #ByTheSea #SummerMood #ArtCollectors
With Europe in the middle of a heatwave, we’re all dreaming of a cool breeze. This little place by the sea is exactly where I’d love to be right now.
By the Sea
45 × 45 × 3 cm
Wishing you all a cool head today. Enjoy your Sunday, wherever you are. 🌊
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractPainting #ByTheSea #SummerMood #ArtCollectors
The Botanist 🌸 100/80 cm
I have always loved living with a large garden—even though I rarely have enough time to care for it the way it deserves.
For me, it is a place of stillness. A place to recharge, to slow down, and to stay close to the quiet miracles of nature.
I loved it as a child, and I still do today.
Perhaps that’s why flowers keep finding their way into my paintings.
The Botanist is a celebration of that lifelong connection—a reminder that beauty grows where we take the time to truly look.
#TheBotanist #ContemporaryArt #BotanicalInspiration #AbstractPainting #NatureLover
The Botanist 🌸 100/80 cm
I have always loved living with a large garden—even though I rarely have enough time to care for it the way it deserves.
For me, it is a place of stillness. A place to recharge, to slow down, and to stay close to the quiet miracles of nature.
I loved it as a child, and I still do today.
Perhaps that’s why flowers keep finding their way into my paintings.
The Botanist is a celebration of that lifelong connection—a reminder that beauty grows where we take the time to truly look.
#TheBotanist #ContemporaryArt #BotanicalInspiration #AbstractPainting #NatureLover
Japanese Silence
My travels through Japan continue to return to me in unexpected ways.
Not as direct images or memories, but as a sensibility — an attention to space, stillness, light, and what remains unsaid.
Years later, I still find myself deeply moved by the aesthetics I encountered there: the balance between presence and absence, the quiet power of restraint, and the beauty that emerges when space is allowed to breathe.
These impressions have become part of my visual language. They surface again and again in my paintings, often without intention, as traces of places that continue to resonate long after the journey has ended.
“Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.”
— Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese Silence
180 × 140 × 4 cm
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractPainting #JapaneseAesthetics #NegativeSpace #artcollector
Japanese Silence
My travels through Japan continue to return to me in unexpected ways.
Not as direct images or memories, but as a sensibility — an attention to space, stillness, light, and what remains unsaid.
Years later, I still find myself deeply moved by the aesthetics I encountered there: the balance between presence and absence, the quiet power of restraint, and the beauty that emerges when space is allowed to breathe.
These impressions have become part of my visual language. They surface again and again in my paintings, often without intention, as traces of places that continue to resonate long after the journey has ended.
“Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.”
— Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese Silence
180 × 140 × 4 cm
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractPainting #JapaneseAesthetics #NegativeSpace #artcollector
California, I’m coming back!
Los Angeles • San Diego • Palm Springs
Artists, curators, collectors, gallery owners — where are you? Which exhibitions and galleries should I put on my list?
I’ll be around in late August and September and would love to reconnect, meet new people, visit studios, talk art, and explore possible collaborations.
Feel free to send recommendations, invitations, or just say hello.
I’m also incredibly excited about my upcoming workshop @woodward.contemporary in San Diego!
If you’re in the area and would like to join, I’d love to see you there. I’m really looking forward to this adventure—meeting new artists, sharing ideas, and spending a few inspiring days making art together.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
#California #LosAngelesArt #SanDiegoArt #PalmSpringsArt #ContemporaryArt
California, I’m coming back!
Los Angeles • San Diego • Palm Springs
Artists, curators, collectors, gallery owners — where are you? Which exhibitions and galleries should I put on my list?
I’ll be around in late August and September and would love to reconnect, meet new people, visit studios, talk art, and explore possible collaborations.
Feel free to send recommendations, invitations, or just say hello.
I’m also incredibly excited about my upcoming workshop @woodward.contemporary in San Diego!
If you’re in the area and would like to join, I’d love to see you there. I’m really looking forward to this adventure—meeting new artists, sharing ideas, and spending a few inspiring days making art together.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
#California #LosAngelesArt #SanDiegoArt #PalmSpringsArt #ContemporaryArt
One of the best moments as an artist.
After weeks of work, countless decisions, and a great deal of heart and dedication, a commissioned piece is finally complete. The collectors love the work, the shipping company is on its way, and all customs formalities are in place.
Now the artwork begins its journey to an outstanding collection.
A truly uplifting feeling — and a reminder of why I do what I do.
#ContemporaryArt #ArtistLife #CommissionedArtwork #ArtCollectors #AbstractArt
One of the best moments as an artist.
After weeks of work, countless decisions, and a great deal of heart and dedication, a commissioned piece is finally complete. The collectors love the work, the shipping company is on its way, and all customs formalities are in place.
Now the artwork begins its journey to an outstanding collection.
A truly uplifting feeling — and a reminder of why I do what I do.
#ContemporaryArt #ArtistLife #CommissionedArtwork #ArtCollectors #AbstractArt
Kunst kennt keine Grenzen – weder im Kopf noch auf der Landkarte.
Unter dieser Überschrift hat Ida Wittenberg für das Magazin Standort38 Select ein ausführliches Porträt über meine Arbeit und meinen Weg als Künstlerin geschrieben.
Im Gespräch ging es um vieles, was meine Arbeit seit Jahren prägt: das Reisen, das Sammeln von Geschichten und Materialien, die Arbeit zwischen Malerei und Installation, die Bedeutung von Begegnungen und die Frage, wie Erfahrungen zu Bildern werden.
Besonders gefreut hat mich, dass der Artikel nicht nur aktuelle Projekte beleuchtet, sondern auch die Stationen, die mich geprägt haben – von den Anfängen in Hessen und Niedersachsen über die Jahre in Johannesburg bis zu Ausstellungen, Lehrtätigkeiten und Projekten in unterschiedlichen Teilen der Welt.
Vielen Dank an Ida Wittenberg für das aufmerksame Gespräch, die gründliche Recherche und das Interesse an den Hintergründen meiner Arbeit. Die Zusammenarbeit hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht! Ein besonders herzliches Dankeschön geht auch an Priscilla Felkenneyer @weltdinge, die mich in den letzten Wochen fotografisch begleitet hat. Danke für diese wundervollen, besonderen Aufnahmen.
Art can bring you anywhere.
#manuelakarinknaut #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #artistinterview standort38
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Englisch
“Art knows no boundaries — neither in the mind nor on the map.”
This is the title of a recent feature by Ida Wittenberg for @standort38select Select, reflecting on my artistic practice and the journey that has shaped it.
Our conversation touched on many aspects that continue to inform my work: travel, collecting stories and traces, working between painting and installation, and the ways in which places, encounters, and experiences find their way into visual form.
I particularly appreciate that the article looks beyond current projects and considers the broader path behind them—from my early years in Germany and my time in Johannesburg to international exhibitions, teaching, and collaborations across different parts of the world.
My sincere thanks to @idawittenberg_ for the thoughtful conversation and for taking such genuine interest in the ideas behind the work
📷 @weltdinge
Kunst kennt keine Grenzen – weder im Kopf noch auf der Landkarte.
Unter dieser Überschrift hat Ida Wittenberg für das Magazin Standort38 Select ein ausführliches Porträt über meine Arbeit und meinen Weg als Künstlerin geschrieben.
Im Gespräch ging es um vieles, was meine Arbeit seit Jahren prägt: das Reisen, das Sammeln von Geschichten und Materialien, die Arbeit zwischen Malerei und Installation, die Bedeutung von Begegnungen und die Frage, wie Erfahrungen zu Bildern werden.
Besonders gefreut hat mich, dass der Artikel nicht nur aktuelle Projekte beleuchtet, sondern auch die Stationen, die mich geprägt haben – von den Anfängen in Hessen und Niedersachsen über die Jahre in Johannesburg bis zu Ausstellungen, Lehrtätigkeiten und Projekten in unterschiedlichen Teilen der Welt.
Vielen Dank an Ida Wittenberg für das aufmerksame Gespräch, die gründliche Recherche und das Interesse an den Hintergründen meiner Arbeit. Die Zusammenarbeit hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht! Ein besonders herzliches Dankeschön geht auch an Priscilla Felkenneyer @weltdinge, die mich in den letzten Wochen fotografisch begleitet hat. Danke für diese wundervollen, besonderen Aufnahmen.
Art can bring you anywhere.
#manuelakarinknaut #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #artistinterview standort38
⸻
Englisch
“Art knows no boundaries — neither in the mind nor on the map.”
This is the title of a recent feature by Ida Wittenberg for @standort38select Select, reflecting on my artistic practice and the journey that has shaped it.
Our conversation touched on many aspects that continue to inform my work: travel, collecting stories and traces, working between painting and installation, and the ways in which places, encounters, and experiences find their way into visual form.
I particularly appreciate that the article looks beyond current projects and considers the broader path behind them—from my early years in Germany and my time in Johannesburg to international exhibitions, teaching, and collaborations across different parts of the world.
My sincere thanks to @idawittenberg_ for the thoughtful conversation and for taking such genuine interest in the ideas behind the work
📷 @weltdinge