Australian artist Maximilian Daniels lives and works in Sydney, where his practice is grounded in observation, representation and technique. Working through a slow layering of translucent pigments, Daniels creates paintings that hold a quiet sensitivity to surface, light and material process. His work reflects a disciplined approach to painting, where each composition develops gradually through repetition, refinement and close attention.

Daniels’ paintings are shaped by the materiality of painting itself — the mixing of colour, the layering of pigment and the application of gestural marks. Often responding to the atmosphere of his studio, particularly the interplay of light and glass, his works carry a sense of stillness and subtle movement. Through translucent layers and carefully built surfaces, Daniels creates paintings that feel contemplative, intimate and quietly luminous.