current Works

“The freedom of art is courage.” – Scharein on the central idea of his work:

The impact of the paintings is not aimed at quick understanding, but requires time from the viewer. I wish viewers would dare to just perceive my paintings emotionally first, and then let themselves be guided. The topics of my multipart works are again and again: Where do we come from? What are we doing here? And what will come afterwards?

(Scharein, August 2015)

Exhibition “Excess in Elegance. Dawid Tomaszewski: A Decade and a Half” at the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin from 4.7. – 6.10.2024

On the occasion of the donation of the Polish-German fashion designer Dawid Tomaszewski, the Kunstgewerbemuseum Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin is showing works from his last 15 years. The exhibition also includes a joint work by Scharein and Dawid: a pair of jeans and a T-shirt as a unique creation with chiffon, tulle and sequins, which is currently on display in the museum with Scharein's painting "Helios" is currently on display in the museum ...

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Corona-Cycle (2020 – 2022)

Immediately from March 2020 I used the unexpected “extra” time for a very complex series of works in the studio on the theme: The Complementary Contrasts.
Over the three years I have elicited the greatest possible increases in light, energy and colour intensity from my new paintings – as responses to the extraordinary challenges of the Corona period. (watch the video about the Corona-Cycle)