I Recognize Myself

2025
100 x 100 x 10 cm incl. frame
Oil on canvas

This piece didn’t begin with a motif, but with a frame.
A very solid, high-quality frame in white gold that immediately had presence and demanded a clear decision: What is allowed to occupy this space?

The choice fell on the amaryllis.

This plant has accompanied me for many years, especially in the winter months. It grows from an unassuming bulb, at first quietly and reservedly. Then leaf by leaf appears, until a powerful, upright stem develops that grows almost tower-like into the air. At its tip, everything gathers in a plump bud, from which an enormous abundance of blossoms finally unfolds. Often in an intense red that radiates strength, presence, and determination.

I’m interested in this process of becoming. Not the single moment of bloom, but the path to it. The gathering of energy, the straightening up, the inner knowing that everything is already there, even if it isn’t visible yet.

As is usual in my work, the artistic process began with sketches and studies. In them, I felt my way toward movement, form, and tension. From that, the painting developed in oil. I worked with rich material, with density and gestural movement. The brushstrokes are intentionally visible. They carry the dynamics of growth while also holding a clear center.

The lines laid over the painting are an essential element of my visual language. They bring structure, density, and an additional layer to the work. In this piece, individual lines were embroidered with high-quality merino wool. This decision adds time, physicality, and a tangible material depth to the work.

Throughout the entire process, I was certain that this piece should be shown in the Baden Art Association’s annual members’ exhibition. Shortly before submission, doubts arose. The painting felt very present, very luminous, very visible. Who am I to show myself like this? What will the others think of me then? For a moment, the question arose whether this openness was too much. At first I wanted to submit the painting without the frame, but when it stood there so “naked,” I knew: No. I want to show the painting like this. With a frame. Loud. Strong. Sincere and BOLD!

But that is exactly where the attitude of this work lies.

I Recognize Myself stands for allowing your own presence. For the awareness that growth doesn’t have to be quiet or reserved to be true. That when we feel BOLD, we’re allowed to show up BOLD too. My grandfather always used to say: “Some people know me, and the others can know me.” I’d like to add: “I know myself, and others follow the image I show them of me.” Like an amaryllis, this painting unfolds from inner strength. It takes up space without justifying itself.

The work invites you to find yourself in this process. Not as a finished version, but as a person in development. As someone who recognizes themselves again and again, straightens up, and becomes visible.

I Recognize Myself

100 x 100 x 10 cm (incl. frame with gold leaf)
Oil and oil stick on canvas
2024

€2,300.00 (plus 7% VAT)

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Art is more than a decorative picture on the wall.

Art is a luxury you’re allowed to treat yourself to, because it makes something resonate within you.
Art is individual—and the opposite of mass-produced goods and fast-moving fashion.
A work of art stays with you (and sometimes for generations) and becomes part of your life and all the stories within it.

My paintings are resources in which you can recognize yourself.
They are my personal engagement with the challenges and beauty of life.

I invite you to find your own resource in the depths of the layers and the richness of the colors—for strength, focus, or calm in your own life. And to give your home a truly personal touch with my art, and tell your own story through it.

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