Action
Sebastian Heiner works on his large-format canvases in the tradition of Informel and Action Painting with unusual painting tools and full physical effort. The resulting paintings show a pastose painting in bright colours that seem to burst out of the canvas like an explosion.
Influenced by his travels to Tokyo in 2001 - and residencies of several months, some of them recurring - in Beijing from 2004 to 2008, in Shanghai in 2010/11, in Bangkok in 2012/13 and again in Shanghai in 2017/18 and in Seoul in 2019, he maintained various studios. After his travels, elaborately designed catalogues of works, such as the book "Moloch City", were published. Essays reflect and document his experiences and impressions. In addition to abstract paintings, Sebastian Heiner works on sketchbooks and figurative paintings and stages painting performances.
The artist lives and works in Berlin.
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