I’m a self-taught painter from Bochum, Germany.
When I paint I immerse myself in the solitary world of my studio and the canvas, intuitively exploring light and shadow, form and texture, building layers of acrylic paint and charcoal, at best resulting in a visceral portrayal of the urban or human experience.
I have never gone to art school and only studied graphic design for a very short while. Another passion has always prevailed: deejaying. In ny hometown and the surrounding Ruhr Area I’ve been well known as a DJ and club owner since the mid eighties.
Of course, like any self-respecting artist I’ve already scribbled on everything I could get hold of when I was a kid. Later, as a young man, I designed quite a few album covers and posters for local bands and record labels and of course I was responsible for all the flyers in the clubs I worked at.
And yet my serious involvement with art began only relatively recently, in 2016, in the form of digital drawings with Apple Pencil or even a finger on iPad. To my own astonishment and delight this lead to several successful exhibitions.
It was in 2020, during the period of pandemic restrictions, that I discovered my new love for acrylic paints, brushes and canvases.
Since then I’ve created numerous works ranging in style from abstract landscapes and cityscapes to portraits, both of real people (mostly musicians) and characters that took shape during the painting process.
Exhibitions
Dezember 2025 Klein, fein, viele – Gemeinschaftsausstellung Kunstbunker Bochum
November 2025 Beinahe nichts – Mit Karin Pietzka & Tom Roter, Gruppe 11, Bochum
Juli 2025 Bobiennale Bochum
September 2024 Anders! Anders? (Geemeinschaftsausstellung) – Kunstbunker Bochum
August 2024 Galerie im Park – Waltrop
August 2024 Showroom-Kunst – Bochum
Juni – August 2024 Le Pop – Berlin
Mai 2024. Face To Face (mit Tom Roter) , Königlich – Bochum
Dezember 2023 klein und original (Geemeinschaftsausstellung), Soldout Gallery – Bochum
Oktober 2023 WOGA – Wuppertal
September 2023 Heads, Schnittpunkt – Herne
Juli 2023 Showroom-Kunst, Bochum
Dezember 2022 Königlich (Geemeinschaftsausstellung) – Bochum
Januar 2922 Köpfe. Showroom-Kunst – Bochum
Juli 2021Headz. Soldout Gallery – Bochum
Januar 2019 Ego und ich, Gemeinschaftsausstellung, Galerie Aristokrass – Köln
März 2018 Icons, Soldout Gallery – Bochum
(Auswahl)