I am a fractal of a larger consciousness and a miniature infinity within an infinite whole. Painting is alchemy. I transmute fleeting thoughts and emotions into an essence distilled onto canvas. Each piece is a living body for the intangible. Though drawn from personal experience and the explorations of others, the work reflects something shared. I see each painting as a node in a larger conscious system, a mirror of a neuron in the brain, or a star cluster in a galaxy.
In 2022, I let go of the pursuit of perfection in favor of a practice rooted in awareness and presence. My interest shifted from representation to resonance, how energy moves, how consciousness emerges from unconscious processes, and how meaning is constructed through layers. Informed by spiritual traditions and quantum theories, my work investigates the overlap between scientific inquiry and inner experience. It emerges from spaces beyond material perception and is articulated through color and form. Each painting becomes a site of transmutation: a visual distillation of experience, a record of consciousness in motion, a glimpse into the unseen that precedes transformation.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
BACHELOR of fine arts
minor in electronic music
IRWIN SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
KORET SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
University of California Santa Cruz
2024
Group Exhibitions
2025
NImbash
Charles krug winery, st helena, ca.
2025
no theme, theme show
Covet gallery, oceanside, ca
2024
NImbash
Charles krug winery, st helena, ca.
2023
Blueprint.
sesnon gallery, Santa cruz, ca.
2023
salon de refuses.
four chicken gallery, san francisco, ca.
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Antithesis.
Eduardo Carrillo gallery, Santa cruz, ca
2022
HOME AWAY.
POP UP IN MY COLLEGE HOME, SANTA CRUZ, CA.
Maximilian von Strasser is an American artist currently living and working in Los Angeles. Known for his raw and organic approach to painting, his work explores the intersection of the spiritual and scientific, blending abstraction with figuration, drawing from classical, esoteric, and contemporary art traditions. He continues to expand his practice through mixed media, incorporating sculpture and sound.