Premio Combat Prize

Since my childhood the paintings of Vincent van Gogh are fascinating me, especially his very expressive self-portraits. Grown up near Munich, followed soon the colorful paintings of the Expressionists. Above all Alexei Jawlensky with his early portraits.
It was no coincidence that I was working for many years in the creative advertising and marketing business.
Since 1996 painting is the center of my creative work. In an intensive process of external and self-educated study, in close contact with several artists I developed my work continuously.
Colors attract me like a magnet; all clear tones - red, blue, yellow - intuitive set with wide brushes and mostly heavy duct, probably in subliminal inspiration of the expressionist painters. With great emotion, the picture developed intuitive in process. Layer by layer - built, seen, rejected, destroyed and redeveloped. This process continues until to the decision: The picture is finished.
A central theme of my artwork – since years – is Africa. Since my first trips this continent is fascinating me with his experiences. I am deeply impressed by the people and their aesthetic appeal, which I found in the natural dignity of their attitude, in their interaction, in the colors of clothing and of course in their faces.
I am captivated by the serenity and warmth of its people, but also of their daily recurring struggle for survival. All this inspired me so intensely that I have to express my feelings with a diverse and colorful range of characters and moods. Especially my portrait images are reflecting primal joy but also deep thoughtfulness painted in various techniques and sizes.
I want to express the different physiognomies in their whole individuality. But more importantly for me is to capture the mood and to create painted snapshots - without folklore and ”ethno-kitsch”, but always with respect and distance.
I work in Germany and Mallorca/Spain.
My paintings have been shown in the past 15 years in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and France.

May 2013:
3rd Award at the International Art Award Competition ”Chai du Terral”
in Montpellier, France.


Since 1998 group- and single exhibitions in Germany and several countries in Europe.

1998 Munich, Germany, Kunstpavillon der Stadt München, Alter Botanischer Garten, (Pavillon of the City of Munich in the Old Botanic Garden), Group-Exhibition with my group „The Art-ist-six“

2001 Ingolstadt, Germany, Stadttheater Ingolstadt (Theater of the City of Ingolstadt), Group-Exhibition with my group „The Art-ist-six“

2002 Böhmfeld, Germany, Kotterhof „Freie Ansichten“ Single-Exhibition

2005 Mittersill/Austria, Kogler Galerie, Single-Exhibition

2009 Ingolstadt/Germany, Alte Mälzerei „Radix Oldupei“, Single-Exhibition, Ingolstadt/Germany HSK Offices „Opsin“
Show together with my artfriend Pedro Krisko

2011 Böhmfeld/Germany, Kotterhof „Sitota Africa“, Single-Exhibition

2012 Malaga y Saragossa/Spain, Galeria Arteadiscar „Picassiana II….Hommage a Picasso y sus toros“ Group Exhibition

2013 Montpellier/France „Chai du Terral“, Exposition of all selected works for the Art Award Competition, Ingolstadt/Germany, Reithalle of the City of Ingolstadt, Annual show of the Group „Art Experiment“ (I was invited as a guest to show my works)

Malaga y La Corunya/Spain, Galeria Arteadiscar  „Picassiana III…..Hommage a Picasso y sus Nudos“ Group Exhibition

Ripa Teatina, Chieti/Italia Pinakothek Arte Contemporanea „Incontro tra Arte e Boxe“ Inauguration with 2 of my works

2014 International Art Fair „Art Innsbruck“, Innsbruck/Austria, February 2014 with some of my works at Gallery Kass

1. International Art Fair in Tetuan/Marrocco 3. -31. August 2014 Participation with some of my works by Gallery Arteadiscar

France
Group Exhibition of the 3 Award winners
„Chai du Terral“