[MOTU] CHRISTIAN STEYRL (AUSTRIAN B. 1973)

[MOTU] CHRISTIAN STEYRL (AUSTRIAN B. 1973)

Untitled 9, from Serie Gebiete, 2020
signed, dated, titled and inscribed Tulbing on verso
oil and acrylic on canvas
200 x 160 cm (78 3/4 x 63 in.)

LOT NOTES
Motu Christian Steyrl, (born May 20, 1973, Steyr, Austria) - Austrian painter, draughtsman and sculptor whose work reflects a consideration of the expressive possibilities of mark making, using different media and techniques.

Motu's work has been exhibited in shows in Austria, Italy and Switzerland. In addition, his work is in private and corporate collections including the "Collection Sanziany", one of the biggest private museums in Austria.

Following some early experiments in figurative realism, the artist began to experiment with abstract and achromatic paintings on canvas and paper. Motu then started to work figurative and abstract, both fields influencing each other. His paintings are predominantly large-scale, often showing irritations or other naive elements and patterns with oil paint, acrylic paint, pencil, crayon and charcoal.

A long term project is "Motu is Digging Your World" - where the artist is digging holes in different places around the world. Among others he dug holes on the famous "Monte Verità" in Ascona/Italy and on the Popocatepetl in Mexico - at the height of 10.488 feet above sea level.

In his project "Motuland" the artist works with land - so far he has purchased two properties, grassland and forest. The goal of the artist here is to work with the properties and to transform the land itself into art.

The artist states everything he does is painting, it does not matter, whether painting with a brush, or building an object, or digging a hole.

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