Fire&flame (2024) Collages da Michael Konradi

Born in Heiligenstadt in 1981, I grew up in a time that had a lasting impact on my perspective on the world and art. My artistic approach is driven less by a fixed plan than by a deep-rooted, playful curiosity. You could compare my approach to that of a child who delves into a Lego construction set completely freely and without expectations. I rarely start with a specific vision or finished image in my head.

Instead, I let the creation process itself guide me. Every brush stroke, every layer of paint applied, every evolving shape inspires the next step. It is a dynamic dialogue between me and the canvas, an organic growth in which I allow myself to be guided from moment to moment by what I have created so far. This also means that at the beginning I rarely know exactly where the journey will lead and what the final work will look like. For me, the fascination lies in the unpredictability, in discovering while doing something.

This way of working can perhaps be compared to carving a small, hand-sized wooden figure: to achieve this delicate result, you often have to, metaphorically speaking, work on a huge block and remove an enormous amount of material, "shavings". A lot is created along the way, a lot is tried out and rejected until something emerges that feels harmonious and special. This playful, process-oriented freedom is the core of my artistic practice.

• Nazionalità: GERMANIA
• Data di nascita : 1981
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• Gruppi: Artisti Tedeschi Contemporanei