His paintings are "pure painting". This assessment may sound mundane, but is of considerable importance. It does take quite some courage to position oneself like that, when in the context of contemporary art any form of expression and any reference point are permitted. What Christian Achenbach does is to continue the history of painting. According to the artist "the subject is not important, but more to provide painting a stage". Yet it is obvious that Achenbach has invented and refined his own visual language in the last decade. Especially his latest works show his skill in the use of the medium. His paintings are collages of geometric shapes and gestural painting, neon tones and color gradients, of an interaction between static elements and dynamic movements.