Painter of large Pop-ish abstractions, German artist Jochen Stenschke (born 1959) bombards his canvas with colorful organic forms afloat in pictorial space. Linking diverse artistic traditions ranging from Islamic ornamentalism to European abstraction, Stenschke recruits their motifs for his energetic imagery.

The German artist Stefan Fahrnlander (born 1959) has been working with 3-D computer programs for more than 15 years, creating completely artificial paintings that depict underwater worlds populated by objects resembling diving bells and other bizarre devices. This volume reproduces works from the past five years.