Bernard Embacher

Contemporary artist and architect. Lives and works in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria. He has devoted himself to painting for a long time and began painting in acrylic and later in oil. He is also interested in music. He plays the clarinet and saxophone in a German/Austrian group, which has dedicated itself to experimental new music. Music is also an integral source of inspiration for his artwork. His paintings have thus a synaesthetic quality. Colours and shapes always emerge from a relationship with sounds: rhythm, pauses, connection and separation are all elements common to the processes of listening and seeing.

From the smooth to the rough
from separation to integration
In order to consciously distinguish his work from the smooth true-to-life traditions of fine art painting, Bernard Embacher avoids the use of the paintbrush, instead using a technique he himself developed which emphasises his unique method and style of painting.

The tonal value of colours, the tints and shades, the paint itself, play a key part in creating the plasticity of the works.
He applies paint in thick layers and works on it with the spatula and with crumpled, folded or rolled up sheets of paper. Low and high contours create a remarkable sense of...

2020 Marbella Art Fair- VanGoghGallery Madrid
2020 Summergallery St. Johann in Tirol
2020 Art Box Zürich - Hauptbahnhof
2020 Galleria Cael - Milano
2020 Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura - Genova