Hi, I am Christian. Born in 1983 in Weimar, I also live in the cultural city. Like almost every child, I loved to paint from an early age. A little different than others, I was assigned to a painting circle.
In primary school, painting suffered from the fact that I was now playing an instrument.
In my teenage years, however, the pent-up energy to express myself visually bubbled up again and so I filled a sheet of paper with drawings almost daily. For years, only with pencil and charcoal.
On a vacation, I met a woman who painted watercolors. Kindly, she gifted me a few sheets of watercolor paper and shared her paints with me. This is how I gathered my first experiences in the field of watercolor.
Due to my job, I hardly had any time to further develop my painting talent later on. In this phase, I worked more with digital media and photography. But just like in my youth, impressions and feelings increasingly demanded to be expressed by hand. I traded my pencil for acrylic paints and began painting on canvases.
As is certainly the case with any painter, whether amateur or professional, space at home became increasingly limited. Together with my artist friend Annette Heise, I rented a studio in Apolda. Besides the camaraderie and source of inspiration that a shared studio brings, I lost my fear of oil paints here. Since then, I have primarily painted with oil on canvas. From time to time, I also express myself in clay sculptures to make up for the missing dimension in my paintings.
In my choice of motivation, I feel free. Landscapes inspire me very much. But I also portray social and political developments in my own way in my works.
Chronik
Geboren 1983 in Weimar
2002 Abitur
2002 – 2005 Studium
2022 Bezug Atelier
Projekte
Formulardesign Psychotherapeutische Praxis in Weimar
Logo- und Webdesign Ferienwohnung in Kühlungsborn
Logo- und Webdesign Ferienwohnung in Niederzimmern
Logo- und Webdesign Hundeschule in Thüringen
Mein Instagram-Account
Atelier Freiraum
Gemeinsam mit meiner Künstlerkollegin Annette „bewohne“ ich das Atelier Freiraum in Apolda. Wie der Name verrät, herrschen hier alle Freiräume kreativ zu arbeiten. Sowohl von Seite des Platzes her, als auch in Bezug auf jegliche künstlerischen Freiheiten. Alles darf hier gedacht und geschaffen werden. Freiraum bedeutet aber für uns beide auch, besonders wenn wir uns im Atelier aufhalten, frei vom Alltag mit seinen Pflichten zu sein. An einem Ort zu sein, an welchem wir Kraft tanken können.
Sie können uns gern im Atelier besuchen. Wir sind in aller Regelmäßigkeit Donnerstags von 16:00 bis mind. 18:00 Uhr hier zu finden. Damit Sie nicht doch einmal vor verschlossener Türe stehen, sprechen Sie ihren Besuch bitte vorher mit uns ab. Hierzu können Sie dieses Kontaktformular nutzen.
Atelier Freiraum
Buttstädter Straße 2
99510 Apolda
