Lutz Foerster

I am an artist based in France.

For me, painting is inextricably linked to my lifelong search for the truth, the divine core that dwells within each of us.

When I paint, I seek an open, inwardly grounded state of mind, free as much as possible from preconceived ideas and goals. I usually begin the creative process without a fixed idea of what the finished painting will look like — I decide on one or two dominant colors and try to sense the current mood. If I succeed, I am guided intuitively and follow the direction the painting seems to want to take. Only later do I make conscious decisions about composition and details to give the painting its final form.

Layers of textures, colors, and shapes give rise to an inner landscape that evokes states of openness and inner emptiness, as I often experience them in my meditation. My art will inevitably reflect my inner and outer journeys and encounters with special people.

In this way, painting is part of the path I am walking.