At first glance, “Holstein” is startling in its realism—so crisp, so tactile, it feels photographic. But step closer and you’ll realize: this is not a photo. It’s a painting. A painting created not with traditional oils, but with automotive paint sprayed across aluminum using a technique born from the artist’s time at DuPont and Porsche.

Peter Maier doesn’t paint like a machine. He paints with one. He adapted auto-body technology to fine art, using Axalta Cromax AT to build up translucent layers so precise and luminous, the result is near holographic. This is not photorealism. It’s hyperrealism with soul.

In “Holstein,” the humble cow is elevated to icon—gloriously monumental, sacred in stillness. The high-gloss black background isolates the animal in a void of reverence. There’s no farm, no landscape—just subject and form, light and reflection.

Maier’s technique mimics the way our eyes perceive reality: not in flat pigment, but in depth, motion, and shimmer. This piece doesn’t hang on a wall—it hovers.

Collectors who seek work at the bleeding edge of technique—where old-world draftsmanship meets new-world precision—will recognize “Holstein” as a masterclass in innovation.
A celebration of the ordinary, rendered extraordinary.

“HOLSTEIN”

2017

Dimensions: 75” X 75”

Medium: Axalta Cromax AT on Aluminum

Artist: Peter Maier