The "Tafel" (Panel) series represents Imi Knoebel’s rigorous exploration into the fundamentals of abstract painting.
Utilizing industrial materials like aluminum and Masonite, these works blur the line between two-dimensional surface and sculptural object.
Each monochrome or multi-layered "Tafel" focuses on the tactile application of color and the interplay between geometric form and physical space.
Through this serial approach (each work is unique but marked with a descending Roman numeral),

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