FROM SEASONAL
INSPIRATION
TO GLOBAL SCOPE.
Bekir Smolski's journey began in the silent, industrial outskirts of Vienna. What started as an exploration of seasonal light shifts on cold steel has evolved into a global multidisciplinary practice.
Each piece is a dialogue between organic decay and technical precision. Smolski rejects the ephemeral, focusing instead on objects that command presence through mass, light, and mathematical rigor.
Rooted in Gerasdorf bei Wien and exhibited internationally, the studio has built a reputation for producing work that simultaneously confronts and comforts — art that demands to be lived with.
Technical Note
"The transition from matter to light is where the myth resides."
The Pillars of Practice
Nature
Not as a sanctuary, but as a force of inevitable erosion. We capture the patterns of growth and decay within rigid frameworks — the vine splitting concrete, the rust reclaiming steel.
Dystopia
The beauty of the machine age in its twilight. Our aesthetic finds clarity in the monolithic and the obsidian — architecture without apology, beauty without ornament.
Precision
Every weld, every photon, every stroke is calculated. Engineering is the brush, and technical rigor is the medium. Precision is never cold — it is the highest form of care.
A Decade of Work
First Studio, Vienna Outskirts
Established the first private studio near Gerasdorf bei Wien. Began developing the signature impasto technique combining oil with raw industrial pigments.
Debut Exhibition — Kunsthalle Vienna
First solo exhibition "Eroded Eden" featuring 24 oil paintings. Critical reception established Smolski as a distinctive voice in the Austrian contemporary scene.
Lamp Series Begins
Expansion into sculptural lighting. The Monolith series — combining raw steel, poured concrete and neutral LEDs — sold out its inaugural run of 12 pieces within six weeks.
International Residency — Berlin
Six-month residency at a Berlin industrial arts collective. Collaboration with architects and product designers led to a new series of large-format architectural paintings.
Artsy Editorial Feature
Featured in Artsy's "Artists Shaping the New Brutalist Aesthetic." Works acquired by private collectors in Vienna, Berlin, and Zurich.
Seasonal Collection 2024
Release of the latest "Obsidian Flora" series — 18 paintings and 12 custom lamp objects exploring post-human botanical forms within architectural voids.
CREDENTIALS
& ALLIANCES
Partnerships that bridge the gap between architectural engineering and fine art galleries across Central Europe.
Previous Exhibitions
Obsidian Flora
Solo Exhibition — Galerie Westlicht, Vienna
Void Architecture
Group Exhibition — Brunnenpassage, Vienna
Steel Mycelium
Solo Exhibition — Mitte Galerie, Berlin
Monolith Series Launch
Commercial & Gallery — Gerasdorf Studio + Online
Erosion Cycles
Residency Show — Atelier Neukölln, Berlin
Eroded Eden
Solo Debut — Kunsthalle Wien