Two Black Fields Drawing

Dean Schimmelfeder is a contemporary artist, based in Duesseldorf, Germany. His work focuses on texture and abstract field compositions with an emphasis on the study of black and white. His work is inspired by a fascination for light and its relationship with dark. Exploring shape, color and motion Dean Schimmelfeder’s paintings and drawings often give the impression of velocity. His work is based on traditional media and techniques, such as canvas and paper, painted with acrylic and mixed media. Most of Dean Schimmelfeder’s paintings include written words and poems (oftentimes using ,stream of consciousness’ technique), helping the artist to explore the relationship between reality and the mystery of thought. His work is influenced by Cy Twombly, Pierre Soulages, Mark Rothko, Christopher Wool and others.