Gabriele Musebrink

PAINTER Gabriele Musebrink Gabriele Musebrink was born in 1955 in Essen, Germany. From 1975 to 1983, she studied art – including at the Folkwang School in Essen-Werden and at the Comprehensive University of Essen. In 1983, she moved into a loft apartment in the southern part of Essen. The space had previously been used as […]

Fancher Brinkmann

PAINTER Fancher Brinkmann Natural Phenomena AbstractIn Fancher’s abstract colour fields and colour surfaces, the viewer believes to recognise something that is familiar to him: landscapes, impressions of nature, endless plains, clouds and sky, the elements earth, water, fire and air, morning and evening moods, light phenomena at different times of the day and year. All […]

Malgorazata Chodakowska

SCULPTOR​ Malgorzata Chodakowska Malgorzata Chodakowska’s works satisfy a primal need for beauty, an aesthetic that is often rejected in the art scene in the name of modernity. Her figures seem as if they have fallen out of the present, they have something supra-temporal. Inspired by modern expressive dance, the artist works in wood as a […]

Uwe Langmann

PHOTOGRAPHER Uwe Langmann Uwe Langmann does not simply photograph landscapes and people, he interprets them. He uses a classic means of photography, the long exposure time, to make visible what goes beyond the simple snapshot. His photographs are therefore almost white monochrome and look like watercolour paintings. “I use more time to decelerate time,” Uwe […]

Ulla Ströhmann

PAINTER​ Ulla Ströhmann Ulla Ströhmann combines the ancient wax painting technique of encaustic with the geometric formal language of modernity. The Cologne artist complements the tradition of pigments in beeswax with silver and aluminium leaves. While the linear compositions convey clarity, the coloured surfaces and the sensuality of the wax are characterised by a warm […]

Jan van der Laan

SCULPTOR​ Jan van der Laan Jan van der Laan’s starting point for his sculptures is the search for pure form. His art is a synthesis of organic forms and geometric abstraction. Perfect in his craftsmanship, he proceeds with the greatest inner attentiveness, which is also the focus of his sculpture seminars and his work as […]

March 2017

Anne Bahrinipour • Mark Harrington • Lon Pennock • Jan van der Laans • Horst-Peter Jansen

Horst-Peter Jansen

Photographer Horst-Peter Jansen Horst-Peter Jansens photographs are on the border of abstraction and recognition. In his work his early preoccupation with the analog black-and-white photography is still alive. This leads to his main theme of nuances in contrast and brightness and their graphical relationships. His photographs open a new perspective onto the world and are […]

Jürgen Keil

Photographer Jürgen Keil For many years, Jürgen Keil has dedicated himself to photographing plant details, fruit and seed stalks, the time after flowering. His minimalist photographs were taken with professional lighting in the studio. The simplicity and aesthetics of the stagings are reminiscent of Japanese engravings. In his latest series, he works with reflections. Jürgen […]