Under the motto Urban Dimensions, 9 artists from Hamburg and the surrounding area will be presenting two of their works each in the GRACE DENKER GALLERY from May 10, 2019, thus providing an insight into their creative work and making people curious to find out more. The different approaches, ideas and concepts create a special, inspiring experience.
In the following article, get to know the exhibitors better and gain an insight into their artistic work and artistic concepts. The exhibitors answer questions about their artistic process, how they start and what materials they use. They also explain what influence their art can have on the world.
Tatjana Jule Schenk, Laura Bossert, Än-J, Wiebke Käckenmester, Vanessa Schmidt, Bahareh Aref, Sabine Dring-Seeger, Tatjana Nolze and Philip Görres comment in the interview.
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Tatjana Nolze
The ongoing development of my art is a result of my spontaneous inspiration and I am not bound by any guidelines. Everything arises from the creativity of my deep feelings.
The concept for the canvas only comes from a theme that I choose myself in conjunction with a specific topic.
Oil painting is amazing and I love the pigment rich colors and their quality.
What I have already achieved today, in the short time that I have been present to the public, is rapid and the strong inner impulse drives me to grasp the depth and bring it to the canvas. The charisma of my pictures and the energy that gives the story is something magical, so there are no limits to my art.
Sabine Düring-Seeger
Working with resin differs in many ways from painting with acrylic, for example. The time frame is very limited at 30 minutes. This means that the rough plan should be in place at the beginning, as mixing the two-component resin takes time and a lengthy search for specific colors is not possible. The determination of the colors and the respective amounts (whether main color or not) must be done as far as possible before starting.
Resin is not created with a brush, but with a hot air dryer, spatula or, for example, by tilting the picture and letting the colors flow. For me, every new picture is the beginning of a dance with the resin, the aim of which is not to let the resin take the lead. Resin sometimes has a life of its own and often reacts differently. Every new color combination is a new adventure. There are colors that mix very quickly, while others are very suitable for so-called cell formation.
I prefer to work with resin, pigments and resin-compatible paints. In some of my pictures (e.g. geodes) structural materials, crystals and glitter also play a role.
I want to show the world that age is not important in art. I discovered art very late and now I feel very comfortable there. I quickly developed a knack for these materials and strive to combine them with other materials.
Vanessa Schmidt
My creative process always begins with an idea of colors and shapes, which together form my basic concept. For me, a blank sheet of paper is an invitation to realize my idea and I almost have an urge to bring the image that I have in my head onto paper in reality. During the process, the original concept often develops further through random color gradients and shapes. There is something very calming about the process and the unpredictability of the flow of the ink creates small details that really complete the work.
I mostly work with alcohol ink on synthetic paper or canvas. I add 99.9% isopropyl alcohol to the ink. This allows the ink to flow on the smooth surface and can be controlled with a hot air dryer. Nevertheless, there is something uncontrollable about the process, which makes each work unique. By adding further layers of ink and isopropyl alcohol, further structures and textures can be incorporated into the work. I also integrate acrylic paints and acrylic ink into my works, which complement the alcohol ink well with their opposing properties. When selecting materials, I pay attention to the color scheme and create color samples before starting, as not all alcohol inks from different manufacturers harmonize. The materials selected play a major role in the final work of art, as the interaction of the alcohol ink on the synthetic painting surface in particular exudes an unmistakable lightness and intensity.
With my art I want to pass on the lightness and calm that I feel when painting to other people and hope that you carry it within yourself and feel it, even if only for a short moment. My art cannot move everyone, but as long as it touches a few people emotionally at the right time, I am very happy. Art can awaken feelings in a unique way and I am very grateful for that.
Philipp Görres
My artistic approach is the search for my own personal expression, the real "me" in what I do. I am less interested in what the final product will be on the canvas than in the process that led to it.
Of course, the product is an expression of this process and therefore interesting and exciting.
My art seeks the freedom to be myself, completely, without compromise, free from social influence, conditioning, etc.
Pursuing this utopia inspires me, and I believe that it is through this that the being (or soul) within us experiences this feeling of aliveness.
I usually start a picture with a basic idea, a form, an idea of color, and then in the process I let go of much of it, or even all of it, and let myself be carried along by what I see. I then pursue what I see or feel, sometimes turning everything around again and pursuing something else. At some point I get a feeling of where the picture wants to go and it then tells me when I have to let it go (end it). When a picture is finished, it is important to me that every viewer can have their own relationship to the picture, which should in no way be predetermined by me.
Än-J
Merging completely with my colors, letting energy flow through me, being highly concentrated in the moment and surrendering to the flow state - that is the most beautiful thing in my artistic creation process for me. Becoming one with my painting leads to the complete self-expression of my feelings. That is art for me: the pure expression of emotions.
I am fascinated by the brilliance of brilliant colors. That is why I chose a medium that reproduces the pure luminosity of pigments: synthetic resin. It gives the painting the highest color intensity and an unmistakable high gloss.
I want the viewers of my art to lose themselves in the play of colors, to feel in the here and now, and to follow the energy of life strengthened with energy, joy and positivity.
Bahareh Aref
I get ideas about nature, color and texture and combine them with my deep feelings and thoughts.
I try to use materials that create texture and adapt my work to the texture of nature, and sometimes I combine materials directly from nature and create ideas with creativity. Creativity is the first thing for me, and I want to take the viewer to another world, deep into my life and philosophical thinking. I try to remind people that our life and soul are mixed with nature.
Wiebke Käckenmester
It all started with my fascination with human bodies and motifs, and I usually start by taking self-portraits. In the process of painting, I get closer to what is hidden and original behind the visible motif.
My preferred medium is watercolor on paper. The life of the colors leaves room for unforeseen discoveries while painting, so that the design of the motif can develop in the process.
For me, painting is a form of meditation. The non-intentional message is a form of self-expression that can exist on its own or be shared with others.
Tatjana Jule Schenk
The core idea of art is to create an emotion and thus be actively present in the now - whenever that now defines itself.
In my creative process, I approach a canvas with the expectation of being shown an emotion that I can immerse myself in. The materials are still a secondary issue for me. The only criteria at the moment are color and the handling. The backgrounds are usually quick-drying acrylic, while the rest is often a mixed technique of oil, acrylic and an acrylic-watercolor mixture. But the composition is much more important to me.
My art is often associated with a certain gloominess. However, I think that this is also my influence. People see themselves in my pictures in a variety of ways - something is reflected in them in the picture. What it is exactly is not important to me. I want people to see what seems to concern them, just as I work out the emotion that reveals itself to me in the creative process. My message is therefore - look at what concerns you and deal with it.
Laura Bossert
Being an artist is a question of character. Anyone can paint or draw, but that doesn't make them an artist. I am an artist because I wake up in the morning and feel the urge to create something. I don't want to be a robot that only serves one purpose. For me, creativity is what makes life worth living.
I believe that our creativity makes people what they are, it is the cornerstone of our civilization and continues to move us forward today. I want to address the emotional, intellectual, critical and philosophical sides of people. My art is therefore hopefully a piece of the puzzle in a larger process, based on the basic assumption of progressive thinking. Art inspires, criticizes, evaluates and states.
Art can only be purely aesthetic, but it doesn't have to be. That's why for me a blank sheet of paper is never a challenge, but rather an opportunity and actually "the coolest thing" there is.
I try not to choose materials just because the status quo dictates it or because it would be appropriate from a rational point of view. The materials must influence my emotions during the creative process and when I look at the finished work. For example, I am particularly attracted to colors.
I then hope that my decisions will have at least similar effects on other viewers.
Why I am an artist and what my own art means to me certainly influences who and why my art appeals to people. I can control what the work of art should look like, but I cannot control how it affects the individual viewer. I also do not want to presume to say what individual works of art should and should not mean. The picture means exactly what it should mean to the viewer at that moment. I am still at the beginning of my existence and until I know better, I trust in the human subconscious, which certainly does not piece together exactly what it does when it looks at a work of art without reason.
Duration: 10.05.2019 to 09.08.2019
Location: GRACE DENKER GALLERY, Hammerbrookstraße 93, 20097 Hamburg.
Vernissage: 10.05.2019 at 18:30
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