EXHIBITION ART
ART PROJECTS
THE FRIENDLY VOICE FROM A CORNER SOMEWHERE IN MY SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
WHISPERING CORNERS IN MY SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
In my artistic work I deal with the interface between consciousness and subconscious. Our subconscious is like a main center of all information and memories, which strongly influence us and, on the basis of past experiences, also contribute to the formation of opinions and to many of our behavioral patterns. However, we cannot control what takes place subconsciously.
Opposed to this is our consciousness, reason and logical thinking. I imagine the subconscious as an infinite, empty, echoing space with many small places or corners like this one. They are places of remembrance that are far away from each other but in some way also connected, perhaps through an endless pipe system. There is no logic here, no up and down, it is a surreal space describing a certain mood.
Perhaps you can think of this place as an infinite house with many rooms. Some rooms are small and winding, others are huge halls with high ceilings. You end up there when you ponder something - looking for a memory, or solving complex problems. From there, the inner voice speaks when we need it most, but it also babbles when we just don't need it.
ART PRINTS / WORK SERIES
TALKING TOOLS
BLUE
WHISPERING VOICE OF MY GLORIOUS DICTATOR
In this print series I deal with mass psychology and the influence of propaganda on the unconscious mind.
Propaganda should succeed in creating fantasies, images and opinions and circulating them in order to build up a collective consciousness and keep it under control. The rule is to fall to a charismatic, God-like leader who can tame and guide the masses. External opinion formation should arise through constant repetition, it is an implantation of imaginations in the subconscious that can work on all channels, e.g. through voice, texts and images, which further intensify the effect. Based on well-known examples of self-glorifying, propagandistic representations, I have designed this picture. In an abstract form, it deals with the strategic conquest of power through the specific use of language, texts and words and is once again intended to visualize voice and language as the tool for power. Symbolically, “The Word” is spread through the spores of the poisonous, parasitic mushrooms that grow in the magically absurd iconographic representation.
ART PRINT/ WORK SERIES
The "Talking Tools" are communication toolboxes. Several vowels and consonants can be recognized in each element. If you swap one element for another, you can use it to create any text. Our voice is like a miracle that offers us a variety of communication. You can use it to sing and scream and whisper and speak very different languages. It can function as a powerful weapon and tool of oppression as well as an instrument of kindness and peace. This interchangeability is to be symbolized by the striking representation, which is reminiscent of a precious butterfly collection.
Background for this art work is a classic technique of frame by frame animation with so-called replacement mouth shapes. Depicted as a picture sequence, the illusion of movement arises in our consciousness. It is an optical illusion, but our brain gives us the information of a fluid lip movement.
TALKING TOOLS
ART PRINT/ WORK SERIES
GOSSIP AND
CHATTER
THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD
This group of images deals with interpersonal communication. It describes, visually but also on an associative level, how powerful words can be and what great damage they can cause.
The images juxtapose each other, illuminating reaction and impact. For example, while one side spits out poison and pus, the other image defines the conscious and subconscious, which are bound together. The subconscious is the center of thoughts. Experiences and adventures are stored there as memories. Everything that a person experiences and experiences forms his character and shapes his life, his behavior and the way he sees things. Depending on what the person experiences, the subconscious becomes either a reliable advisor or a lifelong opponent
ART PRINT/ WORK SERIES
OTHER PROJECTS
SUPER LABS
The Super Labs are a consecutively numbered series of images consisting of original colored ink drawings in large formats (100 x 115 cm and 100 x 140 cm). They depict endless networks of surreal laboratories. As a viewer, you can follow the branches and progressions and discover countless details and possibilities. You will be engaged with each image for a long time, always finding new elements and ways to explore until you lose yourself in the artwork. This series continues with new graphics in large formats and different colors currently in progress.
