Dirk Salz Sold at Auction Prices

λ Dirk Salz (German b. 1962), Untitled (Green)

λ Dirk Salz (German b. 1962)Untitled (Green)Pigment and resin on corkSigned, numbered and dated 2147 2016 (verso)Diameter 25cm (9 7/8in.)Salz strives for complete perfection in his body of work, searching for the ideal ratio of composition. Born in 1962, Dirk Salz grew up in Germany and studied engineering at RWTH in Aachen. In 2002, Salz launched his career as an artist and has gone on to exhibit internationally with solo shows in New York and Munich. Salz's work creates the ultimate visual experience playing with light, colour and material in space. His process involves pouring layers of pigment-enriched resin onto panels that flows over the edges leaving behind droplets and evidence of the method. Each layer of resin takes a day to fully harden and then it is sanded down and Salz begins with the next layer of Resin. What is striking on first encountering a work by Salz in person is the fact that it looks soft to touch, almost as if the paint is going to drip off the panel at any moment. Curator's Comment I The drips of resin down the side of the cork panel are particularly captivating. This work would be most effective viewed from a 180-degree periphery. The light reflects off the resin surface and creates quite a spectacle and visual experience, the perfect statement piece.