Where words reach their limits, the artistic language of
Jana B. Pfeiffer begins.
Her works speak of moments, moods, and inner images of a world as it is—
and as it can be imagined.
Expressive Figurative Art with Fabric
Jana B. Pfeiffer’s works move within the tension between figuration and abstraction, between realism and surreal expansion. The figurative refers to the tangible and the human, while abstract and surreal elements open perceptual spaces that extend beyond the visible. Color functions as a carrier of energy, complexity, and possibility.
A central aspect of her artistic practice is the use of fabrics from diverse cultural contexts. These materials bear traces of origin, memory, and lived history, becoming meaningful pictorial grounds within her works. Often, a piece begins with a fabric that has already lived a previous life, such as a curtain or a garment, serving as the foundation for new visual narratives.
Through the combination of oil painting, structure, texture, and light, pictorial spaces with a strong haptic presence emerge. Many works deliberately transcend the traditional boundaries of the canvas, extending the image into spatial and material dimensions. This conscious break with convention is an integral part of her artistic process.
In her practice, Jana B. Pfeiffer experiments with a wide range of media and techniques, including oil and acrylic paint, aerosol, chalk, pigments, airbrush, and selected digital elements. This openness within the process allows social as well as personal boundaries to become visible and invites reflection.
A recurring element in her works is the integration of three crystals. They capture light, continuously alter the perception of the work depending on the viewing angle, and symbolically represent shifts in perspective, freedom, and self-agency. Light thus becomes not only a compositional element, but an active component of the work itself.
Jana B. Pfeiffer understands art on fabric as a kind of second skin, creating a direct connection between the work and the viewer. Within this ongoing dialogue, spaces emerge in which perception is free to change and new thoughts can take shape.
“I do not create images in the classical sense, but pictorial spaces in which new perspectives can emerge.”
“Boundlessness does not exist without boundaries. Meaning unfolds in the tension between opposites.”
