Markus Hoffmann-Achenbach - im stall des augias.

Artist: Markus Hoffmann-Achenbach
Title: In Augeas' Stable
Dimensions: 80 cm x 80 cm x 2 cm
Material: Acrylic, collage on canvas.
High-quality acrylic paints, partly neon colors, which are daylight-active and also exhibit extraordinary luminosity under UV light
Signature: With date and title on the back
Certificate of authenticity/COA: included

In "In Augeas' Stable" Markus Hoffmann-Achenbach translates the Heracles saga into a vividly contemporary visual world. The solitary figure, almost swallowed by the garish color field, performs a seemingly profane task: they clear away what has long been suppressed and accumulated. Thus cleaning becomes a symbol of courage, responsibility and fresh beginnings. The work merges mythological depth with radical colorfulness and subtle irony—a striking collecting piece about the necessary strength to face the unpleasant.

Markus Hoffmann-Achenbach combines painting, collage, photography and object art into multifaceted reflections on humanity, time, mythology and history. In "In Augeas' Stable" this body of work is exemplary: Herakles’ act of cleansing is transformed into a contemporary image of inner and societal renewal and hope.