Painting feelings

At the beginning of May, I showed my latest paintings as part of the open studios at artspring berlin 2025.I spoke to one visitor, an elderly gentleman, about the fact that my motifs are feelings – feelings that I can simply express better in abstract than in figurative form. He asked me for an example. …

Upright format

I prefer my canvases in upright format.This stems from the basic question of my paintings: How do I stand in the world? How do I feel? The pure feeling spreads out and extends horizontally – it tends towards landscape format.My question, however, focuses on my position as a person in this feeling. This calls for …

Accomplishment

I don’t always succeed in creating a harmonious color dialogue. I do my best to round off the picture at the moment of creation. When a picture has expressed itself, it is time to come to a conclusion. What do I do with picture fields where the dialog has not succeeded? I leave them and …

Weapons

Weapons are tools of destruction. Some see destruction as creating space for new creation. Yes, that is true. But that does not make a destroyer a creator. In biology, the destructors have the task of breaking down the dead into its components. Life takes up free space and creates new creation from the remains of …

Talking about art

I find that many people are hesitant to talk about art. From my point of view, it is a two-step process: 1 a) The picture doesn’t appeal to me – then there’s not much to say. 1 b) The picture speaks to me – then a constructive conversation about the work begins. 2) Since the …

Dialogue of colors

Communication always takes place. Vibration creates resonance, because everything is connected. I am interested in successful dialog in my works. On the canvas, I always ask myself the question during the process: Will I succeed in creating a multi-layered and harmonious play of colors? I aim for complex references and different levels on the surface …

Figurative to abstract

The creation process of my earlier figurative works followed a ritualized sequence. Liquid yellow conquered the canvas in impulsive gestures. Occasionally vermilion followed. Then there was a calm of contemplation. I looked for the beginnings of figurative motifs in the resulting forms. If I found any, I worked them out with more colors. This process …