Alina  Birkner

* 1989, Munich

 2010 - 2016 Academy of Fine Arts Munich

 Lives and works in Munich, Germany

Artist Statement 

In her work, Alina Birkner explores the interplay of color, light, and perception, and the effects they have on the viewer. Gradients and hues melt together softly, creating shimmers that seem to free color from the material confines of the canvas, giving it a life of its own. Pulsating, expanding, contracting—sometimes calming, at other times unsettling—her colors challenge visual habits and invite immersive contemplation.

Large-scale forms emerge in her paintings like blushing shells, blooming cells, or fountains of light, moving across pastel and vivid tones in weightless transitions. Milky yellows, soft greens, powdery blues, and delicate lilacs harmonize with more intense pinks, reds, oranges, and yellows. Deep midnight blue gathers into points reminiscent of infinite black holes. Layers of interweaving color form spirals and organic, sometimes botanical shapes, conceived as fields of energy that radiate their own luminosity. Rainbows, afterimages, and blurring—visual phenomena—become her subjects, explored through careful layering of diluted acrylics to create a luminous, ethereal effect.

Her paintings are a form of communication for questions that cannot be answered intellectually but can be experienced consciously or subliminally. Following in the footsteps of pioneers like Hilma af Klint and Emma Kunz, her work offers a glimpse into a hidden, spiritual world.

"I wish for the viewer to immerse themselves for a moment, and for my work to envelop them like a tender embrace."