Tomma Abts (born 26 December 1967)[1] is a German-born visual artist known for her abstract oil paintings.
Her style can be classified as abstract, but also in opposition to Germany's Neo-Expressionist figurative painting.
The paintings involve complex shapes that are layered and woven in different ways with added highlights, shadows and sense of depth.
[8] Abts creates a 3D effect by continually and meticulously layering and working up each painting.
"Abts approaches each canvas without preconception, building up layers of paint until a form crystallizes.
[12] She also has begun to translate her paintings into prints, particularly with the Crown Point Press in San Francisco, California.