7. > 10.10.2026
Chicago Art Fair
The Mart, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
Olivier Messas
The art of Olivier Messas is a vibrant celebration of freedom and universal harmony. With a keen sense of texture and color, he moves fluidly between figurative and abstract painting as well as sculpture. With seemingly boundless creativity, Olivier develops his works in various thematic series. His art is characterized by bright, warm colors, structured layers of paint, and the use of a wide variety of materials.
His compositions capture fleeting moments full of optimism and vitality, breaking down both conscious and unconscious barriers and inviting the viewer into a meditative, emotional contemplation. Olivier was born in Vietnam, grew up in France, and now lives and works in Karlsruhe, Germany. His works are regularly presented at the most important art fairs in Europe and the USA.
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Eka Peradze
It is difficult to walk past the works of Eka Peradze without getting a smile on your face. She creates a fascinating connection between lighthearted cheerfulness and profound symbolism in her pieces. She is best known for her characteristic three-dimensional effects and the recurring motif of countless small, colorful people. In her acrylic paintings, these figures often dynamically break out of the actual picture frame. In doing so, they symbolize the overcoming of boundaries as well as a community lived in diversity and freedom. The colorful, highly textured compositions radiate a positive energy that immediately touches the viewer. Her internationally sought-after original works convey a universal message of charity and connectedness.
Today, the Georgian-born artist and mother of five children lives and works in Sonneberg in Germany..
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Thorsten Poersch
Thorsten Poersch’s portraits break with the classical representation of the human form, translating the individual into a world of structure and abstraction. Instead of photorealistic details, he focuses on the psychological presence and the architectural composition of the face. A defining characteristic of his work is the heavy use of texturing agents such as sand, marble dust, or cement. As a result, his portraits appear as if carved from stone or detached from weathered walls. This tactile depth lends the faces an archaic, timeless power. He often works with a reduced, earthy color palette, emphasizing highlighted edges through thick, impasto paint applications. Thorsten Poersch’s works are a sculptural interpretation of the human essence, aesthetically celebrating imperfection and transience. Thorsten is a native of the Germany's rust belt, the Ruhr region, and currently lives near Bremen in Northern Germany.
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Kristina Weiss
Kristina fascinatingly combines visual aesthetics with musical principles. The artist directly translates compositional structures from her background as a violinist into contemporary, abstract painting. Her expressive works thrive on the dynamicinterplay of stark contrasts on the canvas. Through the intensive, layered application of acrylic, pigments, and shellac, she builds complex surface structures, which are thendeliberately decon-structed. The resulting relief-like textures lend her paintings a very lively, organic aura. In doing so, Kristina explicitly refrains from conveying a clear message. She leaves the interpretation entirely to the viewer’ssubjective perception. Her works unfold a powerful depth that comes across as a tense, artistic force of nature within modern spaces.
Kristina is living and working in Berlin and Munich, in Germany.
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Marius Singer
Marius Singer’s art is characterized by a fascinating, concrete abstraction. His large-format paintings are deeply rooted in nature, evoking associations of vast landscapes, deep oceans, or endless horizons in the viewer. With an excessive, dynamic application of paint, Singer creates vibrant color spaces that unfold a strong visual energy and emotional depth. In doing so, he successfully balances a wild, untamed structure with a harmonious overall composition. His paintings are not mere representations, but emotional force fields that have a positive effect on the viewer. Marius invites us to lose ourselves in the play of colors and to find contemplative peace in his multi-layered works.
Marius lives in a small tow at the river Rhine in Germany. His works are regularly featured at major art fairs in Europe and the USA.
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Wolfgang Kleinöder
Wolfgang Kleinöder’s text-based works bring language to life in space as visual poetry. Inspired by Concrete and Optical Poetry, the artist transforms words, texts, and gestures into multi-layered wall objects. Through precise typography, he intentionally breaks traditional viewing habits, playfully and ironically deconstructing conventional concepts with a socio-critical edge. His pieces demand an active viewer: due to three-dimensional structures and changing materials like wood, metal, or epoxy resin, their impact shifts depending on one's position in the room. Wolgfang's art proves that a word is far more than the sum of its letters—it becomes an emotional force field between art, intellect, and visual energy.
Wolfgang lives in the town of Mülheim in Germany.
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