Painting
In a phase of reflection, it was very surprising for me to realise that I have always followed a common thread in the many years of my artistic work, despite a few detours. It all started at the end of the 70s, when I was involved in a a rather unknown art movement, forensic art, as part of a study project. The securing and documenting of traces, ideas or sensations is still an important part of my work today. I was not driven by the search for my own style, but rather by the optimal technique for the corresponding realisation – be it painting, printmaking, sculpture, computer animation or photography.
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From the series: “Stuhlsachen”, 2023
Some time ago, I noticed the chair in the studio where I sometimes rest or look at the unfinished painting during a painting phase. For me, the unoccupied chair symbolises both loneliness and absence. It represents the emptiness that remains when someone is gone or has never been there. It is waiting for someone to come and use it, waiting for the interaction that will give it back its function. But the chair could also soon be occupied by someone who brings a story, a conversation or simply a break. It lingers quietly in its place while the world around it moves and changes.
From the series: “Postcards”, 2023
I was in Vienna for a few days in 2023. The city was full of tourists, everything was crowded and repulsive (wasn’t I a tourist too?). If I’d had to write a postcard, I would have described my stay as wonderful and beautiful. In Venice, you have to pay to visit the city, in Barcelona the citizens protest against tourists because renting out holiday flats is more lucrative.
From the series: “Modern Times”, 2023
Modern times: Away from painting techniques that are always the same, away from repetition, giving up one’s own fixed ideas of colour, composition and content…
From the series: “Self-Portaits”, 2023
From the series: “Painting”, 2022
From the series: “Status: 2021”, 2021-2022
From the series: “Please do not imitate”, 2020
From the series: “Vertigo”, 2019
From the series: “Standstill”, 2017-2018
From the series: “London”, 2017-2018
From the series: “Cable Bracing”, 2014 – 2015
From the series: “Hanging”, 2014
From the series: “Networks”, 2009 – 2013
From the series: “Grid Paintings”, 2005
