After studying literature and art in Stuttgart, where he still works today, Thomas Müller tried his hand at painting in the late 1980s, before turning to drawings, which became his exclusive means of expression. He has made a name for himself in Germany through numerous exhibitions, including one at the Kunstmuseum in Bonn in 2003. His graphic language is purely abstract. He methodically explores all its possibilities, bringing great sophistication to his research through the use of various techniques (lead, graphite, coloured pencil, chalk, charcoal, oil pastel, ink, wash, acrylic paint, oil paint) in a choice of very limited and predetermined formats: either 115 x 80 cm, or, as in the case of the works in the donation*, 29.7 x 21 cm.
He pays great attention to the line and the application of colour; the mere pressure of the hand creates almost imperceptible variations. In this way, each drawing has its own specific quality, and is potentially in dialogue with others. (...) Jonas Storsve's text can be read in full in the catalogue raisonnée «Dessins contemporains», from the donation by the Fondation d'Art Contemporain Daniel et Florence Guerlain, published by the Centre Pompidou.
*The text is written by Jonas Storsve, curator of the Cabinet d'art graphique at the Centre Pompidou, curator of the exhibition presenting the major donation by the Fondation d'Art Contemporain Daniel et Florence Guerlain to the museum from 16 October 2013 to 31 March 2014. The text is reproduced on pages 174-175 of the catalogue raisonnée, published by the Centre Pompidou to coincide with the exhibition.