How do you describe your own art practice?
As a painter I spend most of my days in the studio. I like having some sort of a daily routine. Working on meticulous planned paintings is necessary to create the moment that something unforeseen can happen. Capturing and using this moment is the hardest but also the most satisfying part of my practice. I like to make a lot of work; I paint rather fast. But therefore the process of choosing which work may survive is at least as important as the process of painting itself.
What was your first experience with art?
I once visited a Kokoschka exhibition in the Jeu de Paume with my dad when I was very young. I remember him being really ecstatic about it but I just saw a lot of paint smeared on canvases. It was a case of too early to young I think.
What is your greatest source of inspiration?
The books I read, the films I watch and the memories I have.
What do you need in order to create your work?
The basic painting tools, a printer and an empty mind.
What are you working on at the moment?
I am working on a series of small oil paintings on paper mounted on panel. I am rather thrilled about them, because new things are happening and I haven’t yet made up my mind about them being good or bad.
What work or artist has most recently surprised you?
I visited the Alte Pinokathek in Munich last summer and I was really blown away by the Rubens room. I was never a big fan of him, too much happening all the time, but that room changed this completely.