MÉLODIE MAGIQUE
Stairway to Heaven | 100 x 100 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2021 | sold
With this artistic composition, Schwien invites the viewer to climb the stairway to heaven and detach himself from all earthly concerns for a few seconds or even hours. This work of art addresses the unreal, not the real – the emotional, not the rational. It lets a supernatural symphony resound, which is able to trigger a state of highest ecstasy in the recipient. The mental clouds that often obscure the creative voice within us are transformed by the artistic energy of “Stairway to Heaven” into a bright blue summer sky full of imaginative elements. As a viewer, you return from this extraordinary journey empowered, invigorated and full of energy.
Tears | 120 x 140 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2021 | sold
Numerous tears of immense joy, boundless love and endless pain were shed by the artist, transformed into paint and transferred to this masterpiece. Schwien grants grace to his own feelings with this artistic creation. The sensation of emotional release also has a liberating effect on the viewer. Left behind is a golden shining purity, the gentle mercy of the three moirs, and the reveling memories of those closest to us. “Tears” is a multi-faceted and profound artwork in which Schwien infuses an honesty, authenticity, and open display of one’s emotional life that is rarely found these days.
Red Dragon | 100 x 120 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2021 | sold
“Red Dragon” is a fiery force of nature that will captivate you. The subtle textures and nuanced transitions stand in stark contrast to the explosion of color and emotion on the canvas. This artwork reflects the passionate sea of fire that burns within us all. It reflects the courageous vitality that drives you every day, that gives you strength and support, and that never lets you give up. You will also find the red dragon, which consists of pure energy and joy of life, in your heart. As a recipient, you will feel the warmth that emanates from this emotional masterpiece.
Courage | 160 x 120 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2018 | sold
Live life colorfully. Be different. Be unique. Release all the emotions you feel. Live life the way you want it. Have the courage to be yourself! “Courage” conveys these messages. It radiates an incredible dynamism. The painting glows with all the colors that flow harmoniously into each other, creating contrasts that dissolve at the same moment. The artist invites the viewer to merge with the composition. In doing so, one can feel the incredible energy pulsing through the artistic veins of the painting. Mandela’s credo “Our greatest glory is not to never fall, but to rise again every time” lives on in “Courage”. The painting motivates you to keep going, never give up and rise above yourself.
Just Mercy | 100 x 100 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2021 | sold
Grace and mercy – two essential components of humanity, which are often lost. Schwien thematizes in this composition with emotional devotion and in incomparable manner the exhausting struggle for justice and love. Inspired by the film of the same name by Destin Daniel Cretton, which brought tears to the artist’s eyes every second, the composer here depicts the global disharmonies and contrasts in a contrasting manner. “Just Mercy” can be understood as a colorful appeal. It is an expressive call to let the scars of the past finally heal and to turn to his fellow human beings with new energy as well as full of positivity, joy of life and brightness in one’ s heart.
Love is a Colour | 100 x 100 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2022 | price on request
What is love? What does it mean to love someone without compromise and with all your heart? Love is the mirror of the soul, which you set up to look at yourself and your counterpart unvarnished, without make-up and masquerade. It disillusions without disenchanting. It connects without captivating. Love can be understood as a chaos of emotions into which every person with heart and empathy plunges without hesitation. It is the parachute jump that makes you feel pure ecstasy as you fall. It is the foreign language that you can never learn, but which you can listen to all day long with excitement and a dreamy expression on your face. It makes you speechless, but at the same time gives you the possibility to understand your feelings as the voice of your soul and to articulate them purposefully. In this work, Schwien has poured this incredible, abstract, even inexplicable feeling into a color composition and thus made it visible to all.
Le Jour | 120 x 100 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2021 | sold
A new day is dawning. The sun rises. The clouds clear to reveal a deep blue virgin sky. The birds greet you with a lively melody. The still dewy scent of the lush green grass enters your nose. Each morning, people are born all over again and are allowed to explore the numerous fascinations of their own little universe anew every day. Schwien has let all the power and magic of the beginning – as already described by Hermann Hesse in “Stufen” – flow into this composition. “Le Jour” has an invigorating effect on the recipient. When contemplating the work, he is reminded of the millions and millions of miracles that surround him every day and make his own life worth living.
Reflection | 120 x 100 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2021 | sold
The surface reflects the innumerable facets of the inwardly resting person, who cannot be pigeonholed, as he is endowed with so many emotions that they override everything else. Individual characteristics are reflected, which in their totality create a mood picture that cannot be completely decoded and unraveled even after years. This composition shines in the sunshine like a winter snow diamond, whose dew-speckled particles carry the colors of the rainbow. “Reflection” makes us pause and inspires us to know and love the small in the large. It is a painting whose emotional, precious content may be touched with velvet gloves and neatly examined by the viewer.
Tiger in jump | 100 x 100 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2022 | sold
Determination flows through the veins of the tiger as he takes the leap. Regardless of all adversity, all the obstacles placed in his path, he musters the will to attempt the impossible. A fierce courage, greater than any previous feeling, flares up inside him. He knows that he must protect the good and destroy the evil in order to find peace himself. This one moment, when your entire life is in front of you and you have to make a decision, can be called a defining hour. Usually, these moments are inherent with an incredible power of change that can frighten the protagonist of his or her own story. It is only the tiger that lies hidden within us that makes us rise above ourselves and courageously jump into the currents of the future.
Heritage | 120 x 140 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2019 | not for sale
“Heritage” combines all the beauty of Holstein Switzerland – a picturesque stretch of land in the midst of northern Germany’s natural splendor. Ostholstein is that feeling by the sea. The water. The murmur. The swirling and the bubbling, ruffled by the wind, the mind so empty. Ostholstein, this feeling in the mountains. The valleys and grounds. The rippling of the paths, the fields and meadows, nature so close. Ostholstein, this feeling in the forests. The crackling and cracking, the flowering, the life. On the ground a crawling, the spiders weaving, hidden the lake, dazzled by the dew. Ostholstein, that feeling in the fields, the rustling, the dancing, the thriving and growing, a man in the field, connected to himself. “Heritage” is Schwien’s tribute to a man full of energy, cosmopolitanism, strength and love towards his wife, son and grandchildren. This work brings together all the good and beautiful things that Schwien associates with his grandfather, who spent his entire life in Ostholstein.
La Mélodie De Ma Vie | 130 x 80 cm | acrylic on canvas | 2021 | sold
Every person should be the director of his or her own life. Each person should compose his own quite magical and enchanting melody. “La Mélodie De Ma Vie” is one of my most personal and meaningful works for me. This painting traces the ups and downs that I have experienced to date, that have shaped me, and that have allowed me to become the artist that I am today. This painting reflects pure gratitude for every event, for every encounter and for every second that was given to me. Again, it was an accident to show me that nothing in life – and certainly not life itself – should be taken for granted. As the saying goes: C’est la vie!
