born 1975 in Nezdice (Czech Republic)
lives and works in Vienna, Austria

Realism

Common People

Elena Steiner paints predominantly large sized pictures in acrylic.

Grown up in a small village in Czech Republic.

A central topic in the large sized acrylic painting is humans. Closed connected is the question itself, what does is mean to live today. Numerous aspects of these “Every Day Life OF Common People”show up in the pictures of Steiner as frozen in one film-quietly, in superslow motion. The ordinary, more however still the tragic and overturned scenes play towards in the same piece, drama and decoration, decadence and style emerge in views.

Elena Steiner "Sweet Dreams" 2007, acryl on canvas, 170 x 300 cm

Elena Steiner "No mushrooms today " 2007, acryl on canvas 160 x 140 cm

Elena Steiner "Don´t trust the Balloonman 2" 2007, acryl on canvas, 170 x 170 cm

Elena Steiner "Stuhl der Erkenntnis " 2007, acryl on canvas, 200 x 150 cm

Elena Steiner "Angst 2 " 2007, acryl on canvas,