Since 2003, Werner has been engaged with making painted objects that refer to stage design. Using the language of painting these objects question the borders and characteristics of the medium although the main topic of these works is the illusion of space represented in a plane and the opposite - the illusion of flatness in space.
In "Panorama" she engages the original characteristic of illusionistic painting where representational situations are to be pressed into a two-dimensional scheme by inverting the pictorial situation. On the wooden support, horizontal stripes are painted in intense red and violet colours that are parallel to the edges. Horizontal beige stripes, in a second layer, seem to be straight if seen from a specific distance, although they are curved. The vibrant colours appear to come forward to an illusionistic plane in front of the physical surface.
Colour and its impact in space plays a significant role in her practice. The rather obvious intention of evoking an optical illusion is disturbed by the quality of colour to create space.


Panorama, 2005
Oil on wood, 220 x 348 x 80 cm

Auffaltungsgebiet, 2006
Oil on canvas, 220 x 290 cm per panel

Kulissen, 2004
Acrylic on canvas, 247 x 600 cm

o.T, 2005
Acrylic on wood, 150 x 180 cm