Christian F. Kintz’ artistic approach is thoroughly determined by a painterly attitude. It is non-figurative and free of any symbolic intention. Coming from Abstract Expressionism, Christian’s work stands in the tradition of Concrete Art as well as Colour Field Painting. In his artworks, formalist concerns meet sensual painting gesture, so that what at first glance seems contradictory here mingles into a perfect balance. Colour is conceived in a poetic sense: it evidences itself and therefore bears an essential truth.
FULL COLOUR shows the results of a working process in Delhi. After similar projects in Finland and South Africa, Delhi is the third station of Kintz’ artistic colour examination. Every place has its very specific colours which are constituted by cultural and natural parameters: aesthetics, religion, clothing, architecture, food, climate, landscape or light. The choice of technique and colours is always influenced by the unique rhythm of time and space.
All works on show were produced on site exclusively with Indian colours. Departing from the notion of colour both as paint and as pure, non-symbolic colour the artist is not only using the local painting material but is also conscious of the local notions of various colours. Orange is orange and green is green, but to the viewer they can represent much more.

Nana Kintz