Fontana similarly pushed painting into three dimensional space by physically puncturing and slashing canvas surfaces, blending sculptural materiality with traditional painting in a tactile and gestural way that directly parallels Uecker's nail driven compositions.

As a co-founder of the ZERO group alongside Uecker, Mack created works that investigate light, texture and surface relief using unconventional materials, sharing the same kinetic and tactile sensibility present in this specific nail and oil composition.

Tinguely integrated industrial and mechanical materials into abstract art objects that occupy the boundary between painting and sculpture, reflecting the same interest in kinetic energy and unconventional mixed media construction visible in Uecker's nailed canvas works.