Enrich. R – “Abstract Problems”
Circle Culture Gallery, Gipsstraße 11, 10119 Berlin
Opening 13.02.2025, 18:30 – 21:30
In Abstract Problems, Enrich. R presents a poetic meditation on the act of painting—its materiality, rhythm, and inherent uncertainties. Through his signature layering technique of superimposed strata and fluid paint compositions, the artist invites the viewer into a dialogue between form and emptiness, control and spontaneity, time and imperfection.
Drawing from the traditions of both Western and Eastern abstraction, Enrich. R’s practice is deeply influenced by the legacy of Mediterranean modernism, particularly artists such as Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies, and Hernández Pijuan, while also engaging in a visual conversation with Mark Rothko, Lee Ufan, and Cy Twombly. His compositions are guided by an intuitive process of accumulation and erasure, where each mark, stain, and wash of color bears the imprint of time.
At the core of his approach lies an exploration of the surface—worn, textured, and layered like a palimpsest of memory. Working on raw, untreated canvases and aged supports, Enrich. R embraces the tension between gesture and restraint, creating paintings that appear at once delicate and raw, structured and ephemeral. The artist’s muted, earthy palette resonates with the natural landscapes of his native Igualada, Spain, where the intersection of industry and rurality has shaped his artistic sensibility.
In this exhibition, the notion of problems in abstraction becomes a generative force rather than an obstacle. Enrich. R’s compositions emerge from doubt, from the act of decision-making on the canvas—each stroke a response, an adjustment, a negotiation between instinct and thought. His work embodies a visual philosophy that recalls the Japanese principle of wabi-sabi, where beauty is found in imperfection, transience, and the marks left by time.
While deeply rooted in painting’s history, Abstract Problems also speaks to contemporary concerns—offering a space of introspection and silence in an era of visual and informational overload. Through its subtle harmonies and enigmatic gestures, the exhibition invites the viewer to pause, to engage with the nuances of material and process, and to find meaning in the unresolved.
Johann Alexis von Haehling
