Why do I make art?
I often ask myself this question. Creating art seems like a basic human need. In my youth, this was encouraged by my parents and sometimes at school. But even as an adult, I’ve always continued to create art. I even went to art school for that very reason—with the idea that I would become more skilled and that I would discover why I keep creating art. I did become more technically skilled, but the “why” remained unclear even there.
My work often involves actually making the things I’ve conceived. Specifically, bringing the ideas in my head to life in the here and now. Much of it also remains imaginary, existing in my mind without being immediately realized. There is simply too much to actually carry out everything. I only begin the production process once I have worked out in my head how the execution can be technically realized. But even then, there are still too many works in my head to produce them all.
Working with themes helps bring order to the multitude of possibilities and also sparks new ideas. The themes published on this website stem from my interest in the world around me. Sometimes these are topics related to the social context, but I am also drawn to subjects such as nature, physics, color theory, and design elements (form, structure, and color).