Lipp & Leuthold

Lipp & Leuthold are a pioneering Swiss artist duo whose work explores the fluid boundary between abstraction and figuration. Renowned for their innovative use of the line as a central element, their art pulsates with energy, marking transitions, and embodying both structure and spontaneity.

Their creative process strikes a deliberate balance between control and openness. As they describe it: “We leave some steps deliberately open; for others, we develop guidelines.” This dynamic approach lends their paintings a sense of constant evolution, where the line is not merely a marker but an active participant in the creative journey. Frenetic and gestural at times, deliberate and structural at others, their lines traverse canvases to create spaces that oscillate between chaos and order.

The duo embraces the unresolved as a vital aspect of their practice. “There are paintings we keep working on and that we haven’t been able to finish,” they reflect. “We see it as a welcome challenge, to still wrest something from a painting, layer by layer.” This relentless engagement transforms their canvases into vibrant expressions of urgency and vitality. The line becomes both a guide and disruptor, shaping forms that hover between figuration and abstraction.

At the core of their work lies an exploration of transformation—each piece inviting viewers to experience the interplay of structure and freedom, chaos and resolution, as dynamic forces in perpetual motion. Lipp & Leuthold’s art is an invitation to witness and partake in the ever-unfolding process of creation.