Illusionism is conjured up and simultaneously deconstructed – what initially appears in the foreground, unexpectedly shifts into the depths and vice versa. Forms build up in front ot the spectator’s eyes, interacting, mutually enhancing, and at the same time deconstructing one another.
The various components seem to support each other in their visual effect while playfully sabotaging one another. Everything in the paintings appears to be in flux, in motion, engaged in a joyful exchange, and thus full of energy and life. (Margareta Sandhofer, 2020)

Neonville brings together works by Florin Kompatscher from the past two years, during which the artist increasingly embraced a new, luminous color palette. In addition to the eponymous paintings, the exhibition features oil works on mirrored paper from the series Mountains, Seas, and Giants as well as the four-part canvas cycle Ocean.
The suggested landscape elements in these works are transformed into abstraction. Line patterns in blue, created using stencils and masking techniques, contrast with a magenta background, while painted pyramidal surfaces are structured by striking horizontal lines. The compositions evoke associations with ocean surfaces and mountain silhouettes in their broad spectrum of sunset colors, along with the deep light rays that accompany them.