Matthias Esch. I am interested in language as a system.

I am interested in language as a system which we use and which surrounds us. Words structure our thoughts and therefore our perception. Nevertheless there ist a immanent gap between the image and the word, between us and our surrounding. I create archaic paintings, signifier for this condition. These archaic, symbolic images preserve and highlight the interval between image and language. Others are more connected to system structures, flirting with power, or create signs we have to refill.

DOMINIK LEJMAN. GHOST-PAINTINGS.

My work can be compared with the cinema theatre with lights on at the end of screening. This describes both the appearance of my work as well as how to me it reflects the contemporary reality. I make ghost-paintings. You can also call it painting with timecode. It combines on one surface the projected, performing image (ghost figure) and depicted space (stage), both of equal importance.

DAG. TRIANGLE, SQUARE and CIRCLE.

I’m not proficient in working with the computer or digital media.
I draw my inspiration from simple structures that I find in urban settings and in nature. This might be a stair railing, the growth of a tree or a car sticker.

SANTIAGO TACCETTI. LIFE IN GENERAL.

The most inspiring is life in general. Things I see, things I read about, things that happen to me. These things lead me towards making art.

JOHANNES WEISS. IT’S ALL ABOUT FORM AND INTERCONNECTION.

I’m inspired by the way everything is connected with each other.

ASGER DYBVAD LARSEN. THE PROCESS OF MAKING ART.

The most inspiring thing is the process of making art itself.

ALDO VAN DEN BROEK. I GIVE MYSELF DEADLINES, BUT NEVER MAKE IT.

I work best under time pressure. I give myself deadlines all the time, but I never make it. Only the most important one – the last one.

IT’S THE MATERIALS THAT KEEP ME GOING. MARCELO ELI.

What is fertiliser for your work? Honestly, it’s just the materials themselves.

THERE’S SO MUCH TO SEE OUT THERE. STEVEN COX.

I get inspired by dirty walls, grime, torn posters, erosion, found colours and weather. I find going for walks and cycles the most interesting thing to do, there is so much out there to see and such discoveries provide ideas for myself to work from.

INFLUENCED BY AURORA BOREALIS. RYAN NORD KITCHEN.

Growing up in Minnesota I spent time near the Canadian border. I’d like to return there someday, and make paintings of the landscape. Seeing the aurora borealis has had a lasting effect on me.