{"id":450775,"date":"2025-02-24T07:56:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=450775"},"modified":"2025-02-24T09:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:56:26","slug":"fabian-oefner-volumen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/02\/fabian-oefner-volumen\/","title":{"rendered":"Vibrant Brushstrokes Float in Resin Cubes in Fabian Oefner&#8217;s Sculptural Ode to Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a sculpture made from cast clear resin in a cube form with three-dimensional multicolored brushstrokes inside, set against a black background\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-1-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of Fabian Oefner, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Vibrant Brushstrokes Float in Resin Cubes in Fabian Oefner&#8217;s Sculptural Ode to Painting<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-24T07:56:13-06:00\">February 24, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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In his latest series, <em>Volumen<\/em>, the artist transforms paint strokes into physical objects with dynamic dimensionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oefner&#8217;s practice has often focused on the nature of gravity and motion, suspending objects in physical sculptures or photographing vehicles and machines in the style of exploded diagrams. He sometimes deconstructs items like cameras or sneakers, reassembling them in puzzle-like compositions (<a href=\"\/tags\/fabian-oefner\">previously<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-9-960x1200.jpg\" alt=\"a series of sculptures, photographed in three-quarter view, made from cast clear resin in a cube form with three-dimensional multicolored brushstrokes inside, set against a white background\" class=\"wp-image-450782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-9-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-9-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-9-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-9-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-9-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-9.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The artist has always been fascinated by the textural quality of paint, especially in the work of Abstract Expressionists who emphasized gestural motions, mark-making, and spontaneity\u2014or at least the appearance of it. Oefner says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For me, experiencing works like de Kooning\u2019s&nbsp;&#8220;Door to the River&#8221; or Pollock\u2019s&nbsp;&#8220;Lavender Mist&#8221;&nbsp;has always been as much a tactile experience as a visual one. These paintings are almost like sculptures to me. What I am doing is removing the canvas entirely and lifting the paint into space, making its physicality completely tangible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more on the artist&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/fabianoefner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-12-960x1199.jpeg\" alt=\"a sculpture made from cast clear resin in a cube form with three-dimensional multicolored brushstrokes inside, set against a black background\" class=\"wp-image-450788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-12-960x1199.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-12-640x799.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-12-768x959.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-12.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-11-960x1200.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of three-dimensional colorful brushstrokes captured inside clear resin\" class=\"wp-image-450784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-11-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-11-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-11-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-11-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-11.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-10-960x1200.jpg\" alt=\"a sculpture made from cast clear resin in a cube form with three-dimensional multicolored brushstrokes inside, set against a black background\" class=\"wp-image-450783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-10-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-10-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-10-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-10-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-10.jpg 1610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3-960x1200.jpg\" alt=\"a sculpture made from cast clear resin in a cube form with three-dimensional multicolored brushstrokes inside, set against a gray background\" class=\"wp-image-450778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3.jpg 1584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-8-960x1200.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of three-dimensional colorful brushstrokes captured inside clear resin\" class=\"wp-image-450781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-8-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-8-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-8-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-8-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-8.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-5-960x1200.jpg\" alt=\"a three-quarter view of a sculpture made from cast clear resin in a cube form with three-dimensional multicolored brushstrokes inside, set against a gray background\" class=\"wp-image-450786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-5-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-5-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-5-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-5-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-5-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-5.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3-960x1200.jpg\" alt=\"a sculpture made from cast clear resin in a cube form with three-dimensional multicolored brushstrokes inside, set against a gray background\" class=\"wp-image-450778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-3.jpg 1584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-7-960x1200.jpg\" alt=\"a three-quarter view of a sculpture made from cast clear resin in a cube form with three-dimensional multicolored brushstrokes inside, set against a gray background\" class=\"wp-image-450780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-7-960x1200.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-7-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-7-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-7-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-7-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/oefner-7.jpg 1671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paint transforms into physical 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