Thomas Wachholz - Artists - Nino Mier Gallery

Art Antwerp #2: Highlights and Must-Sees in the City! December 2022

Dans cette nouvelle série, Wachholz explore les notions d’évasion et de loisirs dans ses compositions abstraites. Chaque œuvre condense un paysage entier en un nombre restreint de couleurs et de formes. En expérimentant avec les paysages que l’on trouve sur les cartes postales de vacances – avec des chaînes de montagnes, des plages et des couchers de soleil transformés en abstractions géométriques simplifiées -, la série développe le répertoire formel de Wachholz, caractérisé par des champs de couleurs opaques.

Mousse Magazine

Thomas Wachholz ‘Strike Gently’ at MIER Gallery, Los Angeles February 2016

Rules and the reduction of variables dictate Wachholz’s practice, driven by a profound fascination for supposedly monotonous activities, marked by the endless repetition of reiterative movements. The exhibition, evolving throughout its six-week duration, begins with unmarked panels covered with a custom-blended red phosphorous paint–Wachholz’s own chemical recipe. The panels are arranged in a horizontal line, mimicking the form of the red phosphorous strip on matchboxes. Half of the panels are monochromatic, as seen on American matchboxes and half are made up of the honeycomb pattern seen on European matchboxes.

Flaunt Magazine

And She Was Stricken with Proof of Overlapping Attentions February 2016

“Enter at your own risk” reads a sign on the door of MIER Gallery. For tonight’s West Hollywood attendees it’s an unexpectedly ominous welcome. But considering the box of matches that are offered upon entry, it’s only fair. MIER Gallery, owned by Nino Mier, is currently hosting the work of Cologne-based artist Thomas Wachholz. His show “Strike Gently” is an installation of two long wood panels, each painted with the artist’s own recipe of flammable red phosphorous paint.

The Los Angeles Times

Go Ahead, Light A Fire: Thomas Wachholz Invites Viewers to be the Spark of this Art Show February 2016

There isn’t much to look at in German artist Thomas Wachholz’s exhibition at Mier gallery. Opposite walls of the narrow gallery are lined with rectangular panels. On the right row, they are painted in a pattern of tiny red dots; on the left, in a solid rusty red. The Cologne, Germany, artist didn’t create this imagery; his viewers did. The red paint isn’t really paint, but Wachholz’s own formulation of the phosphorous coating found on the edges of matchboxes. Upon entering the exhibition, titled “Strike Gently,” each viewer receives a box of matches, which they can light by striking against the panels.

The New York Times Style Magazine

The Brightest, Shiniest Trends From Art Basel Miami Beach December 2015

Neons weren’t the only trend to jump out — if the preponderance of candy-colored hues at the fair is any indication, the art world has a sweet tooth.

Mousse Magazine

Thomas Wachholz ‘WHITEOUT’ at Nymphius Projekte, Berlin June 2015

WHITEOUT is a natural condition, found in polar regions, in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable, causing a loss of orientation. WHITEOUT also refers to Thomas Wachholz’ technique of whiting out the color on the canvas with ethanol.