(…) Wolfgang’s total obscurity and non-existence on the art scene gave him the freedom to develop and try out completely different painting styles of his own, all at the same time. They would simply grow alongside each other. He is the father of children (i.e. artworks - ed) that are worlds apart, it seems.
Extract from a text by wolfgangFRIES for his last exhibition, in Pilotystraße, Nuremberg.