Fürstenfeldbruck

My last week in New York. The final sprint begins, the appointments roll over. In the whole time I’ve been here, I’ve painted a total of 24 pictures, twelve of them small, eight in medium format and four large, apart from countless works on paper. According to my residency contract, two works remain in the … Read more

New Yorkers love art. After all, the city is home to the largest gallery district in the world with more than 1300 museums and galleries. The entire spectrum of contemporary art is represented, a true paradise for me. And New Yorkers like to buy art. Last weekend, Mana Contemporary held its second Open House. The … Read more

genre change. My plan this week is to focus on photography a little more and do some photo walks, because I have visitors from home. Two friends from the Augsburg photo community actually keep their promise to visit me and come to the city that never sleeps for a few days. Both have not been … Read more

Aha. That’s the way it is. black background. stage atmosphere. A little boy is standing next to a large tube radio from great-grandmother’s days and explains in an amazingly professional and kind way how the good old piece used to work: “It’s one of the older ways of receiving radio waves,” the boy begins, pointing … Read more

The days are too short for me. In fact, they are getting longer every day. The time between sunrise and sunset is already more than 14 hours. I spend most of it in the studio and on the way there and back. Spring is slowly arriving in New York. You can’t tell from the temperature, … Read more

The people in everyday life. The experiences I have had in dealing with other people here in New York over the past few weeks: they are always friendly, very courteous, doors are kept open, they are happy to let you go first and they apologize if they were inattentive. Also a “How are you?” quickly … Read more