MEANING
The goal of every True Wind project Max says, “Is to play out one of my wildest windsurfing fantasies and turn them into a surrealistic piece of mixed media art.” Powered up by a ramp or a winch, he throws himself over obstacles far away from natural water bodies. “The images showcase the paradox of windsurfing in places where it has never been done, or even possible before,” he adds. But that isn’t all, for True Wind #1 (set in a huge rainwater reservoir under the streets of Vienna), once the black and white image had been transferred onto canvas, the mixed media piece was completed with teasing brushstrokes of colourful acrylic. This way Max says he reframes his passions onto canvas, coming close to freeing himself from the physical borders given by real wind – hence the name – ‘True Wind’.