Verwaltungsrat 

Karl Wiener created "Verwaltungsrat" using pencil on paper. The composition presents a stark, minimalist portrait, dominated by the subject's face, which fills almost the entire frame. The artist's focus on the contour and shading immediately draws you in to consider the relationship between form and content. The interplay of light and shadow, achieved with varying pencil strokes, lends a sculptural quality to the face, while simplifying the forms and flattening the planes. This is particularly noticeable around the nose and cheek, which casts a shadow. Weiner destabilizes traditional portraiture by abstracting the features, challenging conventional representations of identity and power. The slight distortions invite us to question the stability of meaning and the nature of representation itself. Through the tension of the formal and the abstract, "Verwaltungsrat" transcends mere likeness. The work prompts ongoing re-interpretations of form, identity, and the structural forces which shape meaning within society.