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Fotografie von Petra Schott

Statement

I am an oil painter based  in Frankfurt/Germany. My work unfolds at the intersection of abstraction and figuration. My paintings are direct messages, creating a new realm of immediate knowledge and feeling. They reflect my  experiences, visions, longings, and doubts, infusing them with urgency and substance. Through my art, I connect to another level of my being, a sort of liberated consciousness, a spiritual field beyond words, where so much is possible. It is  my connection to my roots, nature, and humanity. It is this flow that I love to follow in my process guided by intuition and completed by knowledge and experience. I like my paintings to gradually reveal all their facets to the viewer, not at first glance. My works invite exploration and discovery - they know and contain more than I do.

 Scribbling into my paintings captures poignant thoughts, associations, and memories in the moment. I mostly draw with my left hand to let my intuition guide me.

I primarily use oil as my medium for its richness, softness, and profound natural colors. By the end of my creative process, oil permeates my studio and clothes, a delightful creative chaos. As German writer Arno Geiger said, “Art does not save us from chaos but from order."

Ultimately, my artistic vision is to create a space where viewers find the joy of freedom, solace and another way of perceiving themselves, reshaping their identity.

Foto der Künstlerin Petra Schott mit einem ihrer Gemälde.

Art scientist Amalia Gonser writes:

All basic themes of human existence resonate within Petra Schott*s work: love, sex, vulnerability, memory and ephemerality, and again and again the transience of the experienced moment.

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