Robert Schaberl

Robert Schaberl was born in 1961 in Feldbach, Austria. He studied from 1979-85 at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg, lived in the United States from 1985-86 and lived in Berlin from 1997-2000. Since then he has lived and worked in Vienna. His paintings have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums, most notably in Austria, Germany, France, the USA and Costa Rica.

Schaberl has shown at some of the most prestigious art fairs in the world, including Abu Dhabi Art, Arco Madrid, Armory Show NewYork, Arte Americas, Art Basel, Art Basel Miami, Art Brussels, Arte Buenos Aires, Art Chicago, Art Dubai, Art Fair Köln, Art Forum Berlin, Art Hong Kong, Art Stage Singapore, ArtTaipei, ArtToronto, Art Wynwood Miami, Houston Fine Art Fair, KIAF Seoul, Kunst Zürich, Los Angeles Art Show, MACO Mexico City, MAK-Wien, Scope Basel, Scope Miami, Shanghai Contemporary, ViennAfair… and many others.

Robert Schaberl titles his works “Central Forms“. At first sight mainly appealing to sensual perception, they soon become subject of an analytical refection of this perception. The haptic oscillating surfaces seem to tilt, and, upon closer inspection, dissolve into dashes of paint, scratches and reflections.