This collection comprises studies in which the artist tries his hand on broad brush strokes, intent on changing his way of working. Colors are highly textualized frequently resulting in opaqueness. Individual pieces are numbered rather than titled. It is an experimental series for breaking new esthetic ground.

Broad Strokes

Works in this collection are inspired by the 2019-20 Covid pandemic. They attempt to capture the manifold emotions that arise when feeling grabbed by an invisible enemy which could be a loved one. Some of them envision the structure of the invading virus itself. Others convey a sense of how the virus may operate, while still others capture subliminal fears about becoming its victim. All works are conceived as an entry gate to liberation from the pandemic.

Pandemic

This collection comprises works of great internal intensity that point to events creating inner and outer disturbances. They reflect, in part,  surging public emotions during the time of the 2020 pandemic, in part do they point to regular life situations and well-known illusions. All works share a sense of instability and heightened awareness regarding what comes across public media. As in most of my work, I am painting 'states of mind'.

Perturbations

A collection of unusual scenes triggering astonishment if not disbelief but claiming to be more real than real.

Fantasmata

This collection comprises works that invite short titles pointing to complex configurations. They are left to the viewer to puzzle over. To the artist, they felt like outcomes of another step toward the mastery of the digital medium.

Insights

This collection forms the second set of images associated with the artist's German poetry, continuing alphabetically with titles starting with the letter M. The viewer has access to acoustic readings of some of the poems and the text, German and English, of others.

Part II, German Poetry Project

The works in this collection are all inspired by my German poetry collected in 'Schlesische Sprachschmiede' (Silesian Language Smithy). The viewer is invited to hear acoustic readings of the poetry and/or read translations of the poem's German text into English.. 

German Poetry Project

A collection of digital paintings that emphasizes approximations, unclear boundaries, transitions, and uncertainty.

Approximations

This collection continues the exploration of lines as carriers of expression beyond Life Lines #1 and #2, using acrylic tools for establishing a new kind of painting.

Life Lines #3

This collection comprises works that liberate the line as a carrier of expression further, beyond Life Lines #1

Life Lines #2

This collection comprises works dominated by expressive lines that by themselves define the character of the work. 

Life Lines #1

This collection is a gathering of black & white digital graphics whose theme refers to my Silesian childhood which ended in 1945.

Silesia of My Mind

The works in this collection represent a solo show at the Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA, USA, in December of 2018. They are photo montages moving between photography, painting, and graphics,. are conceived as an homage to the elderly of Lisbon, Portugal, and elderly anywhere.

Lisbon Portraits

This collection of works uses the power of lines to explore a multitude of aspects of the human condition.

What's In a Line?

This collection explores Revelation and Wonder.

Apparitions

This collection comprises works with a strong emphasis on linear energy in the picture space.

Power Lines No. 1

This collection is composed of exuberant and stylish digital paintings.from the second half of 2017.

Flamboyance

A collection of "paint-drawings" using exclusively black, gray, and white paint strokes

Super-Realities no. 2

A collection of black & white graphics that transcend ordinary experiences by force of line.

Super-Realities no. 1

This collection comprises digital photos of a mostly surrealistic character.

Artificial Worlds

This collection comprises paintings characterized by a strong influence of drawing motions.

Life Lines

The collection unites paintings created with a digital brush that changes its characteristics over time.

The Dynamic Brush

The works in this collection share the presence of exuberant color. They are celebrating life.

Feast of Colors

The paintings in this collection have a strong architectural feel. They all rely on a basic (non-geometrical) framework within which the dynamics of color and line unfold.

Architectures

Style: b/w fine art drawings in the tradition of German expressionism giving the impression of lithography, focus on line and shape  
Subjects: abstract, allegorical, fantasy, history, nature, representation of psychological traits and mental states
Medium: black/white digital lithography, pen and ink-like", merger of spontaneous with algorithmic process  
Keywords: abstract, black and white graphic, contemporary, German expressionism, Otto Laske


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