Stefan
Macheiner
We are all made of stars.
My work explores reduced, abstract visual worlds built upon scientific models and methods, engaging with them through a process of visual inquiry. The aim is not to explain or illustrate, but rather to transform complex concepts into aesthetic experiences.
Science, as the religion of modernity, offers order, structure and predictability – yet behind its precise forms and abstract theories lies something poetic that exceeds the rationally measurable. In my work, I search for a language that makes this invisible dimension tangible.
I develop systems and structures that translate ways of thinking from science and technology into clear, sensuously perceptible images. Through minimalist forms, geometric order and structured compositions, a new readability of knowledge emerges – one in which beauty, fragility and complexity are equally present.
My graphic works and prints are produced as unique pieces or in small editions on paper, as well as on materials such as glass or stone. Digital tools play a significant role in the artistic process: algorithms and rule-based models that generate compositions from data or defined parameters frequently serve as the conceptual foundation for works that are subsequently realised by hand or through analogue techniques such as etching and embossing, as well as contemporary methods like plotter or laser cutting. The transformation from the digital to the analogue is an essential step: it is only through manual execution that computational precision acquires an individual quality.
In the intersection of research, abstraction and material, I explore how scientific thinking and technological logic can be translated into quiet, precise images – images that offer less answers than open spaces, and enable new perspectives on the perception of the world.
*1978 in Österreich
Studied “Multimedia Art” at the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg
Stefan Macheiner lives and works in Linz, Austria
2025
01.10.2025 – 31.12.2025
Accumulations | Galerie Wünsch Aircube, Linz, Austria | Soloexhibition
2024
12.–15.12.2024
Parallel Editions | ORF-Funkhaus, Vienna, Austria | Groupexhibition
parallelvienna.com
Stefan Macheiner
Studio: Lederergasse 67, 4020 Linz, Austria
hello@stefan-macheiner.com
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Stefan Macheiner
Studio: Lederergasse 67, 4020 Linz, Austria
hello@stefan-macheiner.com
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