Rea Schenk

I work with two distinct approaches: on one side, digital art in its various forms—post-digital art, new media art, and glitch aesthetics—exploring how technical errors, digital textures, and intuitive perception can merge into a visual language. On the other side, traditional painting techniques rooted in abstract and lyrical expressionism, gestural and intuitive painting. Both approaches share a process-oriented, experimental practice, with an openness toward hybrid techniques that blur the boundaries between digital and analog. My work blends technoromantic ideas with painterly expression. Influences draw from documentary and contemporary masters like Martin Parr, William Eggleston, Ernst Haas, Peter Doig, and Nan Goldin, as well as visionary artists such as Katerina Belkina, Gregory Crewdson, Katarina Grosse, and Sana Shahmuradova Tanaka, alongside expressive painters like Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Jackson Pollock, Sally Mann, Gerhard Richter, Anselm Kiefer, Edward Hopper, and Justin de Verteuil. This fusion of digital experimentation and traditional painting defines my work: vibrant, emotional, gestural, and deeply contemporary.

Je travaille selon deux approches distinctes : d'un côté, l'art numérique sous ses diffé...

I am a self-taught artist exploring complex forms, spatial depth, and meticulous detail in my work. My creative practice is driven by curiosity, experimentation, and the pursuit of a unique visual language. With a background in engineering, I bring a subtle sense of structure to my art, but my main focus is on imagination, expression, and the emotional impact of each piece. I create multidisciplinary works that resonate with collectors and art lovers worldwide.

Je suis artiste autodidacte, explorant les formes complexes, la profondeur spatiale et les détails minutieux dans mes œuvres. Ma pratique artistique est guidée par la curiosité, l’expérimentation et la recherche d’un langage visuel unique. Mon parcours en ingénierie m’apporte une certaine rigueur, mais l’essentiel reste l’imagination, l’expression et l’impact émotionnel de chaque création. Je crée des œuvres multidisciplinaires qui touchent collectionneurs et amateurs d’art à travers le monde.

Ich bin autodidaktische Künstlerin und erforsche komplexe Formen, räumliche Tiefe und feine Details in meinen Arbeiten. Meine künstlerische Praxis ist von Neugier, Experimentierfreude und dem Streben nach einer einzigartigen Bildsprache geprägt. Mein ingenieurwissenschaftlicher Hinte...

COLLECTIONS
2025: Private Collection, San Francisco, USA
2023: Private Collection, Berlin, GERMANY
2023: Private Collection, Bonn, GERMANY

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023: Dreams And Nightmares – First Edition, London, United Kingdom
2005: Zehlendorfer Thielecksiedlung – Photography Exhibition, Heimatmuseum Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany

AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS
2024: ARTS TO HEART PROJECT -100 Emerging Artist - Agra, Indien
2024: LICC 2023 Official Selection, United Kingdom
2024: Global Art Virtuoso Award, Contemporary Art Collectors, Barcelona, Spain
2023: IPA 2023 Official Selection, USA
2022: Certified Artist, Akoun / France
2022: IPA 2022 Official Selection, USA

PUBLICATIONS and PRESS
2022: Art Vue Prize Fall 2022 Mention, Brussels, Belgium



ARTISTIC PRACTICE
My painting aligns most closely with abstract and lyrical expressionism – informal, gestural work that is essentially intuitive in nature. I work with acrylics, oil pastels, and chalk, sometimes incorporating collage elements on canvas or paper. My approach is playful and experimental; I engage cognitively afterward by adding small narratives to the digital images – a process that currently feels less natural with traditional techniques.
In my digital work, I manipulate photog...