Gotthard Graubner: Malerei auf Papier

Gotthard Graubner: Painting on Paper documents a focused exhibition and presents the work of Gotthard Graubner in the medium of paper.

While Graubner is widely known for his Farbraumkörper (color space bodies) and large-scale painted sculptures, this publication highlights a distinct aspect of his practice: his exploration of paper as a surface for color, form, and spatial presence.

The book gathers works on paper that engage with Graubner’s concerns for color depth, atmospheric space, and the materiality of pigment. These works are not preparatory sketches but autonomous compositions in which layers of color, subtle modulations, and surface tension create powerful visual fields. The paper works reveal an acute sensitivity to the dynamics of hue and temperature, as well as an intuitive understanding of how color can evoke spatial and emotional resonance.

Accompanied by curatorial text and commentary, the catalogue situates these paper works within Graubner’s broader artistic development, showing how ideas central to his sculptural and spatial practice also unfold on a smaller, intimate scale. The publication thus offers insight into Graubner’s consistent investigation of color as an experiential phenomenon.