Images reveal themselves on different levels. The basis is the intuitive realization: the picture tells me something or not. When I think: “The picture has something!”, it is an invitation to go one layer deeper – and to explore it. I immerse myself in the web of the picture, its references, energies, colors, shapes and …
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. …
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 …
As social beings, we live in different systems.Am I able to be myself in some of these systems and express myself freely and authentically?What does it look like in the world of work, among friends, in the family or in a partnership? Some community systems promote my authentic being, others suppress or ignore it.If I …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
By detaching myself from the figurative, I remain in touch with myself and with color. In the absence of a figurative motif, the viewer is invited to trust their own feelings; to feel what the picture is telling them. Completely pure: I stay close to myself – and give you the space to do the …
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 …