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Cologne-based artist Natascha Schmitten (Bonn 1986) studied at the Academy of Art in Düsseldorf and received a recognition award from the STRABAG Artaward International 2017. "In Natascha Schmitten's paintings we see sometimes dark colors, sometimes light strokes, lines and surfaces that relate to each other compositionally and in a way that leaves us viewers astonished. In a certain area of the painting we see a kind of body fragment that demands our attention; however, if one wanted to pursue this further, a sometimes deep break follows, which dissolves a last remnant of figurativeness. What remains are dynamically formulated layers of strokes that may release brightness or concentrate on a dark island of color. Our gaze is drawn, as it were, from one - semi-figurative form - to another pictorial surface that appears more abstracted. The image carrier, nylon, helps the artist to move playfully from image to image, creating imaginative shapes with ink and oil paint. From light blue to green, yellow, pink and brown to a matte and dense gray moves her color spectrum. And really: the colors glow from within. This imagery is different from the everyday. These densely woven images challenge our vision." Tayfun Belgin
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