Sarah Loibl

Sarah Loibl's works explore the intricate interplay between corporeality, movement, and space in a multifaceted manner.

Biography of Sarah Loibl

Born in 1987, Sarah Loibl studied at the University of Fine Arts, UdK Berlin from 2011 to 2017, attending the class of Prof. Mark Lammert. Additionally, she attended Tama Art University in Tokyo. 

In 2015, she was an artist in residence under Ogawa Nozomu at Art Center Ongoing in Tokyo. Loibl also has received several awards, grants, and accolades, including the Ongoing Air Award (2015), Helmut-Thoma-Anerkennungspreis (2017), Regina-Pistor-Preis (2017), and Eberhard-Roter-Stipendium (2018). 

The artist has exhibited her works widely. Notable solo exhibitions include "F I R S T" at Daniel Marzona in Berlin (2019), "Sarah Loibl" at Berlinische Galerie in Berlin (2018), "Win Heart" at Art Center Ongoing in Tokyo (2015), and more.

Additionally, Sarah Loibl's works have been featured in group shows, including "Satellit #14 / un-structured" at Axel Obiger in Berlin (2022), "De/Construction: Sarah Loibl & Stan van Steendam" at G / ART / EN contemporary art space in Como (2021), "Chronicle" at Projektraum Kunstquartier Bethanien in Berlin (2019), among others.

Currently, the artist lives and works in Berlin, Germany. 

Sarah Loibl's Art Style

People typically think of a painting as a flat surface on which the artist creates. However, Sarah Loibl perceives it as an object that operates in various spatial dimensions. She challenges this conventional notion, pushing beyond its traditional boundaries.

Sarah Loibl replaces the traditional canvas with transparent, veil-like fabrics, deconstructing the painting into multiple layers. Her work is created by superimposing individual transparent veils, each painted on a different plane to form the final image. These multiple layers are either mounted together on a single aluminum frame or individually mounted and then superimposed.

The work thereby gains its own spatial depth and interacts with the surrounding space. Shadows are cast on the wall where the color fills the gauze's pores, blocking the light and creating an imprint of the work on the wall. By engaging with light and the viewer's movement, Sarah's work exhibits an intrinsic dynamic and mutable character, varying with the point of observation.