Work

Ines Riess is a painter and independent visual artist whose background in science, international experience in business, and education in art shape her way of working.
She weaves painting and sculpture together, often working in series that layer surfaces and introduce spatial tension, creating a dialogue between guided coincidence and control.
Her visual language inspired by natural laws, explores impermanence, change, and transformation. Her work radiates both calm and intensity, inviting the viewer into a field where apparent opposites coexist.

On Practice

When working with sculptural paintings that extend into space, I assemble canvases into spatial compositions and paint Time onto them.
When engaging with painting, sculptural features evolve through the choice of material, structure, and composition in relation to the scale of the work.
Through multiple layers with tactile surfaces, the works assert themselves as physical objects, held in a state of emergence. Approaching painting through its material and spatial presence prior to representation, material choice is central to how meaning forms in my work. I often place materials in contexts that oppose their customary use, such as applying ink or liquid watercolor to large-scale canvases. By combining two- and three-dimensionality within the same work, I introduce subtle spatial ambiguities that challenge how a painting is encountered and perceived.
Continuous evolution and transformation are not subjects of my work, but conditions I work within.