Kurt Stimmeder is an Austrian contemporary painter working in the field of psychological, gesture-based figuration. His detailed oil paintings explore inner tension, subtle body language and the small, often overlooked moments in which the body reveals something internal. Hands, shifts in posture and quiet micro-gestures often play a central role in this approach.

A recent exhibition in Chelsea, New York, presented a new body of work investigating the threshold between inner emotion and outward gesture. In 2025, his paintings will also be shown during Art Miami / Art Basel Miami Week. Previous exhibitions include Taipei, Paris, London and Tokyo.

Working from his studio in Linz, Austria, Stimmeder develops each painting through short, simple movement studies, capturing fleeting psychological moments rather than literal imagery. His work reflects a contemporary form of figurative realism shaped by clarity, inwardness and quiet emotional intensity.

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