A color space between abstraction and perception
Since November 6, 2026, the Berlin artist Diana Achtzig has been showcasing her solo exhibition "Farbräume – Zwischen Abstraktion und Wahrnehmung" at the Kanzlei- und Kunsthaus Stöber in Berlin-Blankenburg. The vernissage took place this Friday at 7 PM; the exhibition runs until April 30, 2027, with the finissage at the Gallery Weekend Berlin, April 30, at 5 PM.
Facts and data about the exhibition
- Opening: Friday, November 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM
- Exhibition period: November 6, 2026 to February 26, 2027
- Closing: Friday, February 26, 2027
- Location: Kanzlei‑ und Kunsthaus Stöber, Triftstraße 2 (corner of Gartenstraße 1), 13129 Berlin‑Blankenburg
- Around fifty works on canvas and paper as well as large-scale object art will be displayed
The title work "Lichtgewitter," an oil painting on canvas (50 × 70 × 1.2 cm), exemplifies Achtzig's multi-layered painting style: strong layers of color combine light, color, and material into a spatially emphatic image – perception becomes the theme.
Color as a psychological phenomenon
Diana Achtzig does not search for forms – she explores the moment when color gains meaning. Color spaces emerge in layers: abstract, full of tension, sometimes shapes like fish develop, not planned, but as a result of an open painting process. It is not about what color shows, but about what it evokes in people.
In the exhibition, abstract color spaces and fields of tension emerge, where sometimes fish appear—not as a planned motif, but from the open artistic process. For the artist, color becomes more than a formative component—it is a carrier of memory, perception, and emotion. The central series of works "The Psychology of Color" is intended to invite the viewer not just to see, but to experience.
Painting meets upcycling sculptures
The exhibition features around fifty works: abstract and figurative acrylic and oil paintings, linocuts and lithographs, alcohol inks, large-scale objets trouvés, upcycling sculptures made of papier-mâché, wire, and organic materials.
Diana Achtzig – The Artistic Perspective
Diana Achtzig lives and works in Berlin. She completed her diploma (1999) at the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK) and continued her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB), where she was also a master student. Since 1990, she has exhibited at home and abroad – from Amsterdam to New York and Milan to Salzburg.
Specifically, Achtzig already began another solo exhibition from August to October 2026 at the DEGEWO Hochhaus Galerie in Berlin-Marzahn. Under the title "Color Spaces – The Psychology of Color," she continued the exploration of color as memory, emotion, and perception.
In earlier contexts, she explained that each painting in her Berlin studio was created from the basic structure to the surface in many layers, occasionally supplemented with 24-carat gold leaf – the gold used was understood by her as "light" that directs and changes perception.
In-depth perspectives from the professional world
Neuroscientific perspectives demonstrate that visual stimuli such as color saturation, contrast, and brightness deeply affect the autonomic nervous system – they trigger immediate emotional reactions. In abstract painting, color can thus act without narrative mediation – directly, sensually, and gesturally.
Diana Achtzig's work aligns with this paradigm: Her abstract paintings like "When Color Becomes Hope," "Silence That Remains," or "Balance Between Depth and Light" address central themes such as tranquility, hope, depth, vastness, and light – color as a psychologically effective space.
Further exhibitions 2026
- Solo exhibition "Color Spaces – The Psychology of Color" at the DEGEWO Hochhaus Galerie, Berlin-Marzahn: August 26–October 28, 2026.
- Group exhibition "10 Years of ART: open" at the Exhibition Center Pyramide, Berlin: January–March 2026, featuring works like "When Color Becomes Hope" and "Silence That Remains" (each acrylic on canvas, 50 × 60 cm, 2026).
Invitation to personal experience
"Do not search for a motif, but trust your own perception" – this is the program of the exhibition. Art is not created solely on the canvas, but in the viewer's gaze. Achtzig creates spaces where color becomes experience, memory, and emotion.
Come by
Kanzlei- und Kunsthaus Stöber
Triftstraße 2 (Corner of Gartenstraße 1)
13129 Berlin-Blankenburg (Near S-Bahnhof Blankenburg)
Exhibition period: November 6, 2026 to February 26, 2027
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 AM to 06:00 PM
Take your time, do not look, but let perceive. View "Lichtgewitter" and the objects not as projects, but as invitations – to introspection.