Blue-Black-Yellow

The great theme is the romantically-imagined harmony of inextricable opposites.

„Those who want to encounter the art of Günter Scharein, to expose themselves to his fascinating oeuvre, must not only swim against the stream but must leave the stream and look for places which invite contemplation, in which silence – the perhaps last taboo of our time – reigns, where it is possible to spend time far removed from the din about price-explosions, rivalry between collectors and the turbulence of the fair. The church, his studio, from time to time an exhibition at an unusual place: there you do not only find his paintings, but you also find the way to his paintings, which only open up to the viewer if one takes time for that. Once you leave your amazement at the stupendous technique of this artist behind, maybe even forget it, and then the dialogue begins. The amazement begins, the being-banned by the blue, the yellow, the change in the allegedly-same, the minimalism which we know from modern music. Glissading sound, hardly audible at the beginning, rising and vanishing into nothingness again…”
(Prof. Dr. Peter Raue about Scharein)