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
What’s next?
📷@weltdinge
#art #artcollector #contemporaryart #femaleentrepreneur #manuelakarinknaut
What’s next?
📷@weltdinge
#art #artcollector #contemporaryart #femaleentrepreneur #manuelakarinknaut
“Painting is not separate from life, it is one. It is like asking, do I want to live? My answer is yes, and I paint.”
— Lee Krasner
Today, a little blue. Or rather, a whole world of it.
Blue has a way of drawing me in. Sometimes quiet and spacious, sometimes bold and restless. I return to it again and again, and it always leaves room for something unexpected.
These paintings hold traces of that exchange: a feeling becoming a gesture, a gesture becoming a colour, a colour opening up a new possibility.
Here’s to paying attention to what moves us—and making room for more of it. 💙
#ManuelaKarinKnaut #ShadesOfBlue #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #LifeInColour
“Painting is not separate from life, it is one. It is like asking, do I want to live? My answer is yes, and I paint.”
— Lee Krasner
Today, a little blue. Or rather, a whole world of it.
Blue has a way of drawing me in. Sometimes quiet and spacious, sometimes bold and restless. I return to it again and again, and it always leaves room for something unexpected.
These paintings hold traces of that exchange: a feeling becoming a gesture, a gesture becoming a colour, a colour opening up a new possibility.
Here’s to paying attention to what moves us—and making room for more of it. 💙
#ManuelaKarinKnaut #ShadesOfBlue #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt #LifeInColour
STOP PLAYING SMALL.
A title that challenges me, too.
In the studio, I return to the moment when a painting asks for more than I planned to give: more freedom, a bolder decision, the courage to disrupt what already works.
As a woman artist, I know the quiet voices telling us to be careful, take up less space, and lower our ambitions. But art begins where we stop shrinking.
Painting means staying with uncertainty long enough for something unexpected to emerge. Trusting intuition. Knowing when restraint serves the work—and when it is simply fear in disguise.
“Stop Playing Small” is more than a title. It is a call to think bigger, dream beyond what feels reasonable, and stop holding back the parts of us that demand expression.
A painting becomes compelling when it exceeds my intentions. Perhaps we do, too.
We do not have to become smaller to make others comfortable. We are allowed to grow, be visible, and take up space.
#ManuelaKarinKnaut #ContemporaryPainting #AbstractPainting #PaintingPractice #StopPlayingSmall
STOP PLAYING SMALL.
A title that challenges me, too.
In the studio, I return to the moment when a painting asks for more than I planned to give: more freedom, a bolder decision, the courage to disrupt what already works.
As a woman artist, I know the quiet voices telling us to be careful, take up less space, and lower our ambitions. But art begins where we stop shrinking.
Painting means staying with uncertainty long enough for something unexpected to emerge. Trusting intuition. Knowing when restraint serves the work—and when it is simply fear in disguise.
“Stop Playing Small” is more than a title. It is a call to think bigger, dream beyond what feels reasonable, and stop holding back the parts of us that demand expression.
A painting becomes compelling when it exceeds my intentions. Perhaps we do, too.
We do not have to become smaller to make others comfortable. We are allowed to grow, be visible, and take up space.
#ManuelaKarinKnaut #ContemporaryPainting #AbstractPainting #PaintingPractice #StopPlayingSmall