Stefan
Macheiner

In search of hidden, poetic moments.

Scientific themes are the starting point of my work, but ultimately, it is about something more profound for me: the exploration of my own inner landscape.

Science offers order, structure, and predictability—but behind its precise forms and abstract theories, I see something poetic that reaches beyond what can be rationally measured. In my work, I seek a language that makes this invisible dimension tangible and allows me to approach them.

To achieve this, I develop systems and structures that serve as channels to guide the intangible into graspable forms. Science, translated into sensually perceptible images, becomes a kind of rulebook for me—a protective filter that makes it easier to approach the depth of my own feelings.

By transforming scientific concepts into reduced, abstract visual worlds, I try not only to understand them, but also to feel them—and to bring inner order. My artistic practice is an attempt to build a bridge between analytical clarity and intuitive perception. Ultimately, I am driven by the idea that art and science are two ways of pursuing the most central of all my questions: Who am I?

This tension between reason and emotion finds expression in graphics and prints that I produce as unique pieces or in very limited editions—on paper, but also on materials such as glass or stone. My works and hand-crafted drawings are created in series, in small and large formats, usually monochromatic and formally reduced to their essential visual structure. They are often built on geometric principles and have a clear constructive character. At times, I integrate concrete visual elements that open up an additional layer of meaning as a counterpoint to abstraction.

The artistic process always begins with deep research and reflection, which forms the basis for my visual translation work. Working with physical materials remains essential for me: I develop algorithms—which I see as a contemporary form of craftsmanship—that generate compositions according to rules I define. I then transfer these manually or with the help of various tools onto analogue materials. For this I use traditional techniques such as etching or embossing as well as laser cutters or plotters.

In this way, I create images that not only reflect scientific concepts but can also be read as inner maps—imprints of a process of emotional exploration.

 
*1978 in Österreich
Studied “Multimedia Art” at the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg
Diploma in 2003

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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2025

01.10.2025 – 31.12.2025
Accumulations | Galerie Wünsch Aircube, Linz, Austria | Soloexhibition

Stefan Macheiner
Studio: Lederergasse 67, 4020 Linz, Austria
hello@stefan-macheiner.com
Instagram

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