Marie-Sophie Krainz 

visual artist, graphic designer, and illustrator, based in Vienna 

 

My paintings result from action, correction, and return. Color is applied, covered, and often erased again. Layers form in which earlier decisions remain visible while new shapes grow over them. Acrylic, chalk, charcoal, pastel, and oil wind within another and create surfaces that carry density and sediments of time.

I am interested in the moment when a painting begins to form its own atmosphere. When it stops being a surface and starts to feel like a scene one has entered. Many works open several stages at once: central events, marginal areas, small shifts that reveal themselves only with longer looking.

A work feels complete when it develops a pull; when one stands in front of it as if in an unfamiliar place without immediately knowing the rules there. Not easily explained, but perceptible. My painting moves precisely in this zone: between orientation, strangeness, attention and wonder.




 

The in 1994 born artist completed her diploma in Communication and Media Design in 2013. In 2016 and 2017, she had the opportunity to learn under renowned Austrian artist Eva Meloun. Since late 2018, Marie-Sophie has dedicated herself to being a visual artist, primarily focusing on painting. 

Her artistic repertoire encompasses both figurative and abstract styles, allowing her to explore a wide range of visual expressions. She employs a diverse range of media, including oil and acrylic paints, charcoal, pastels, and gouache. Her works have been exhibited and sold nationally and internationally. 

Marie-Sophie Krainz‘s artistic process is characterized by meticulous attention to detail and a dedication to technique, despite switching between impulse and control. Her work reflects a unique blend of technical skill, artistic vision, and a deep understanding of aesthetics. 

By integrating a disability affecting her right arm and hand into her painting process, she implements an aim of expression within the context of her impairment, representing an approach of nihilistic cynicism in her works.


Exhibitions

2023

October: Group exhibition "Interconnecting Lines", One Art Space, New York
November:  Group exhibition "Crossroads", Monat Gallery, Madrid
December: Spectrum Miami - Contemporary Art Fair, Miami
September: art3f Paris - International Contemporary Art Fair
July: Summer Art Expo, Museo della Cattedrale di Ragusa, Sicilly
June: art exhibition "Krieg und Frieden", NÖ - Biedermannsdorf

May: June: Kunstausstellung "Faces", City Gallery Vienna, 1010 Wien
April: Junge Kunst - Vol. 20, Kunstraum Damani, 1070 Wien 


2022

September: United Arts Vienna, Schlumberger Kellerwelten, 1190 Wien


2020

April: Solo-exhibition "Gold und Pech", 1030 Wien - postponed due to pandemic


2019

June: Kunst im Perlashof, NÖ - Biedermannsdorf

May: Soundlab Pirates, Wiener Metropol, Wien 1170


Press & links

Studio Insight:

https://www.altertuemliches.at/termine/presse/59775

https://www.thisiskunst.com/collections/marie-krainz
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/marie-sophie-krainz-bird