What strikes you first is the colour. Then the form. Only after that does the question arise, perhaps, of what one is actually seeing. In Mario Dalpra's work, figures, faces or organic forms may announce themselves on the canvas as in the object – and yet they resist any clear definition. The familiar and the foreign, the figurative and the abstract merge into one another.
Dalpra is known in the Austrian and international art scene above all as a sculptor. His colour-finished and often highly polished bronzes possess an unmistakable presence. Until now, his painting has been less visible. The exhibition deliberately places an emphasis here and presents a large selection of paintings from recent years. They make clear that Dalpra is not simply a sculptor who also paints.