Alexander Lis
B. 1983, Zwickau, Germany
Lives and works in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Alexander Lis is a contemporary abstract artist based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His work explores the relationship between structure and movement through layered compositions of color, transparency, and rhythm. Rooted in painting, drawing, and urban mark-making, Lis develops visual systems that reference atmospheric, topographic, and architectural structures without depicting specific places. His compositions balance control and openness, combining precise construction with intuitive gestures. Through processes of layering, fragmentation, and subtle disruption, Lis investigates how order and instability coexist within a single image. The resulting works invite close viewing, revealing shifting spatial relationships between surface and depth, restraint and motion.
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Contained Pressure
2026
Acrylic on canvas, framed
31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inches
80 x 80 x 3 cm
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Configurations #6
2025
Pigment-based watercolor on paper (including frame)
7.5 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
19 x 21 x 3 cm
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Configurations #5
2025
Pigment-based watercolor on paper (including frame)
7.5 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
19 x 21 x 3 cm
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Sky Logic
2025
Acrylic on sewn canvas (framed)
31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inches
80 x 120 x 4 cm
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Arched Tension Between Memory and Motion
2025
Acrylic on canvas (framed)
31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inches
80 x 100 x 4 cm
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