The contemporary artist Roman Träxler, who is working in Vienna, Austria, focuses with his paintings on manifestations of violence and strength. His central theme is the human being as an injured, humiliated and abused creature. The idyll of classic painting finds itself radically demystified in his terrifyingly beautiful pictures. Translucent deep blue shades immerse in impressive brushstrokes. Sharp contours suddenly vanish and blurs of red mark a place, that from now on attracts our interest. Bizarre scenes, portraits of children, toys, horses who commit suicide. There is a distressing cynicism. Nobody can escape this pictorial world. Horror turns into a special fascination in a perfect set-up.