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Inspired by the art of the Australian Aborigines, I created paintings
in which I try to deal with symbols appearing in dreams, their meaning
and interpretation.
Playing with the symbolism of the subconscious mind served to create supernatural,
dream-like, surrealistic worlds
that characterize the "light" of the painting and its largely
positive mood.
Some of my works contain mandala-like designs
of symbols that almost seem to pull viewers into the painting - provided
they approach them openly.
Thus, the paintings offer viewers to plunge into a "secret core",
to lose - or find - themselves in inner worlds that make them feel good
and secure.
Our trip to Australia not only inspired
me to create the most recent paintings
but also to change my technique again.
Some of the paintings were created with the help of
original Aborigine painting stones from East Australia.
The Aborigines allowed me not only to take the stones back with me to
Germany
but also to use them in, well, more or less "Western" paintings.
For me, this gesture truly signified cultural interaction and a most memorable
connection.
With my project "In the blink of an eye",
I would like to inspire viewers
to approach life with open eyes and the curiosity of a child.
My goal is to create - piece after piece - 365 paintings of different
eyes, all in the same format.
One eye-opening moment for each day of the year.
An invitation to pause, experience the world (more) consciously and
focus on its rich variety, to marvel over and over again about our surroundings
and what ultimately makes us.
Only if you recognize and understand your "environment" will
you be able to protect and save it.
Something I consider as absolutely necessary and inspiring for my development
as an artist as well as a person is the constant exchange with a variety
of artists I am friends with and the regular and thematic
work in artist groups.
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