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(…) A well-structured visually tense composition has always been the main concern of Wolfgang Daborer. But more and more he is using form, colour and different materials as synonyms for the process of life and decay. (…) Different materials mark the directions of a “security of evidence” and “Arte Povera”. As a result Wolfgang Daborer intuitively transfers an atmosphere of deep-rooted change, which is significant for our time, into his artistic compositions.(...) Gerti Leitner, 1990 Wolfgang Daborer uses canvas as a kind of
arena for his own, pure creativity. Here he comes to life, using a variety
of different materials. This is how he turns his inside sensations out,
disclosing them to the viewer. Texture
by texture (one should also read the surface of his paintings with one’s
fingertips), symbol by symbol, cipher by cipher – like fragmentary
entries in a dictionary of calligraphy his paintings reveal themselves
to the viewer. A dictionary translating from and to the calligraphic languages
of inner and outer experiences; a dictionary being a guide through the
many layers of interpretation of W. Daborer’s rich world of forms. Wolfgang
Daborer’s work is first of all characterized by different kinds
of material, structures and colour. Traditional materials like paintbrushes,
colour and canvas are enriched by the numerous possibilities of variations
worked out by the computer. The constant necessity to decide – pro
or contra a momentous state of work – is also relevant in computer
work. With his “Digigraphies” Daborer shows new ways of combining
painting, computer and digital technique, thus creating unknown results. |