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One of my works (“BUNT“) will be shown at the group exhibition LATENT at Van Gogh Art Gallery in Madrid. You can visit the exhibition from 19.04.2023 - 03.05.2023. “Multiverse“ is the perfect balance of all three aspects of the Schwarz|Weiß|Bunt series: Loud strength in the black background, a coulourful celebration of life and the cloak of the soothing white nuances. A studio is a place of creativity and inspiration, but it is also a space for relaxation and reflection. When the mind and emotions are racing, one can pause and take a deep breath, allowing to calm down and refocus. The studio is also a place to dream and fly, exploring the imagination and pushing the boundaries of creativity. A true sanctuary, to find peace and tranquility. What started as a Big Bang, finds its solution in a „Multiverse“. What looks stunning from the far, becomes even more captivating with a very close step towards the artwork and the concentration to just one of the 600 squares: Each square contains a universe itself. This is "Freud", the studio dog. His work ethic is excellent - he even goes down to the studio when I'm not going. His productivity is expandable, because he almost only sleeps there or chews on a rope. But hey, it's so hard to find good assistants these days, so I`ll keep him. “Schwarzweiß“ is one of my newer artworks and in the sense of the series, here the grown-ups are talking. And they are talking good and long. Other colours might be wondering: `Where is the playful? Where the boisterous?!´ Dear World, as long as we are not there, we will have this day (INTERNATIONAL WOMEN`S DAY). And no, we are not there yet, globally not really getting there. Not even close… No colour except “Schwarzweiß“ in this piece. Just black and white. They make each other better. They see each other, see each other`s strengths and empower one another in being truly who they are. For me painting is not always impulsive, listening to music and dancing around, expressing my feelings, intuitively, etc. Very often, it is staring (with this exact facial expression) at my work in progress - strategizing, if the piece still evolves into the intended direction. If the decision is `yes´, I will go on as planned. If the opinion is `no´, I will adjust the plan. Like in life, you can plan a lot and I think it is a good thing to have a plan, to start moving towards a certain direction. But not everything is plannable. Not in life and not in art.

About

Theresa Gondorf is a contemporary artist for abstract art, living in Hamburg and Bayreuth, Germany. She uses acrylic colours and mixed media on stretched canvases or wood canvases. The typical structure and thereby depth and light effects of the paintings are being achieved by her signature decoupage layers, applied mostly after the base layer and before the multiple acrylic colour layers. 

She uses varied everyday materials for the decoupage layer, from common paper napkins to natural pressed leaves or sand. The different layers of the painting thereby represent different phases and especially memories of life. Those parts that shine through from previous layers, have been conserved – by chance and randomly or intentionally with the usage of covering tape. Some memories get lost in the process, forgotten under new layers. Some bad memories get deliberately overpainted, making room for new colours that fit better to the present, which is the final painting. But each layer is necessary to build the final result – step by step. 

Theresa Gondorf is thereby on a journey to professionalize making art for Highly Sensitive People. Being a HSP herself, she is drawn to art that has just the right amount of stimulation: Allowing the spectator to let own emotions and imaginations evolve, but neither being overwhelmed by stimulus nor being bored – exactly in the perfect HSP spot.  

Main influences of her work are in the roots Gerhard Richter and Graffiti. Newer works get a slight twist by inspiration of the Tachism of Toyen and Pop Art (mainly Jeff Koons). 

Current subjects of her original paintings are the Schwarz|Weiß|Bunt (Black|White|Colourful) space and the L!cht (L!ght) space. 

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