In her works, Beatrice Steudler hints at situations that encourage the viewer to think the image through to its conclusion. It is not the outward appearance of the person that is the subject, but rather their expression and emotions. The artist finds it appealing to depict the unspoken, thereby lending her images a sense of depth. The sketchy figures dance, bend, or embrace each other in spaces that are only hinted at as possible environments.
Since Beatrice Steudler began working with sculpture, color has taken on form and painting has expanded into three dimensions. But the form in space conveys a message that goes beyond its colorful appearance. The physical posture and gestures of the figures Beatrice Steudler focuses on reveal a hidden history of humanity. What can we see? A cry of pain? In the crouching position, an expression of the burden of life? Could they be saints? Not impossible. And what about the humor, mischief, and comfortable laughter in those figures that can be observed in Honoré Daumier? As in an open, ambiguous, enigmatic language, the interpretations of the human condition are contained in the form, appearance, and presence of the works.