Shaped by an intuitive and environment-driven practice, Marco Wachsmuth explores the poetic potential of landscape and light. Living and working in Berlin, his work is deeply influenced by the atmospheres that surround him. His paintings create reflective spaces that invite viewers to experience shifting emotions through form, color, and the relationship between nature and humanity.
You have recently started working in a new studio. How important is the place where your art is created to you? Does the space or environment influence your creative process?
The place where I work is of great importance to me and to my paintings. In recent years, I have painted in very different locations—public spaces, narrow chambers, large basements, and dark studios—and I have found that the specific atmosphere of a place has a strong influence on the mood of a painting. This is also connected to my intuitive way of working, in which I respond strongly to impressions from my surroundings.
I have recently moved into a new studio, which I have extensively adapted to my needs. This space not only allows me to work with focus, but also actively supports my creative process.
What are you currently working on in your studio? Are there new series or experiments your audience can look forward to?
Last year, I began to incorporate the theme of light more strongly into my work—an approach I am currently developing further. At the moment, I am working on two new series that explore my central theme, which could be described as landscape, in different facets.
One of the series focuses on the desert and the impression it creates under different lighting conditions.
After Hamburg last year, New & Abstract will also be showing your work at AAF Berlin in April. What role do art fairs play for you?
Art fairs are a good opportunity for me to present my work to a broad audience and to make new connections. At the same time, the threshold for being represented at a fair is comparatively high and signals a certain level of seriousness. I believe that this attitude is also reflected in how the work is perceived.
How does presenting your work differ for you in different cities or at different art fairs?
I really value showing my work in different places and meeting a variety of interested people. At the same time, continuity plays an important role—this is why it is important to me to be present in certain places repeatedly in order to build long-term connections there.
Looking at your current artistic phase: which ideas or themes are particularly driving you at the moment?
My core theme of landscape allows me to explore a broad range of content. Increasingly, it is becoming important for me to create a positive space for reflection in my work—a space that places both myself and the viewers into different moods through the effect of form and color, as well as the relationship between nature and humanity.
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