Bad Painting - selected works
Bad Painting is an ongoing series begun in 2013, based on real events. The paintings combine image and language, using short, matter of fact descriptions drawn from news reports, official statements and personal accounts.
The work is driven by my response to the events I encounter: anger, sadness, disbelief. Painting is a way of processing these events rather than illustrating a political position. The paintings present factual fragments and leave the viewer to confront what is depicted.
Earlier works were predominantly small acrylic paintings. Since 2024 I have worked mainly in oil, and in 2026 I began making larger paintings again, with text extending onto the sides of the canvas.
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Selected works
Related project:
Der andere Tod hinter dem Mord
— an extended investigation developed alongside Bad Painting.
Recent work continues this enquiry without the use of text, focusing on spatial tension and painterly structure.