Bio

Benjamin Baier (b. 1987, Augsburg, Germany) is a self-taught abstract painter based in Munich.

Working primarily with acrylic and oil, Baier creates paintings in which organic and abstract forms suggest flowers, trees, creatures and imagined landscapes, hovering between recognition and abstraction. His interest in a childlike openness to the world, deepened by observing his young son, informs a practice grounded in curiosity and play.

His compositions develop through the interplay of painted gestures, layered colour and partial erasure. Modified screen-printing squeegees, which he calls “painting blades,” allow him to interrupt existing forms and expose traces beneath the surface. This approach gives him the freedom to experiment without fixing the outcome in advance.

The resulting paintings hold several possible readings, with shapes and spatial relationships shifting as the viewer looks.

His work is held in the Allianz Art Collection and in private collections.