Isa Huss

"I feel an inner drive to paint and got the feeling: ‘I have to do this’. In everyday life and while traveling, I see ‘beauty’ in incidental semi-weathered motifs."

The combination of a graphic eye and painterly connection to her surroundings form the foundation for Isa Huss' creative practice. One of her main sources of inspiration, the Moorish, adds a distinctive dimension: Including themes, color palettes and the special atmosphere of her compositions. Her methodology is characterized by traces of weathering, modeled by nature. She creates filigree structures on canvas with numerous layers of paint and selectively removes them again. The elaborate working method shows her concern to capture the subject both in terms of content and sculpture. As you approach the artwork, the delicate contrasts become apparent. At the same time, a harmonious result is revealed from a distance.
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The enlarged depiction of detailed sections of a motif figuratively stands for a closer look in general. Life leaves marks and scratches, which the artist intentionally emphasizes on the canvas. She is concerned with capturing the individual energy during the act of painting: Whether calm & concentration with a fine brushstroke or joy and strength with an...

2018-2022

Diploma Master Class 'Drawing and Painting' with Professor Markus Lüpertz
Academy of Fine Arts an der Alten Spinnerei Kolbermoor, Kolbermoor (Germany)
Dipl. work: "Old Moorish Mosaic Floor (I)" Acrylic on canvas (260 x 145 cm)

Diploma Postgraduate studies 'Drawing and Painting' with the Lecturers: Leander Kresse, Fritz Dickgießer, Reinhold Braun und Arnim Tölke
Academy of Fine Arts an der Alten Spinnerei Kolbermoor, Kolbermoor (Germany)
Dipl. work: "Old Moorish Room (I), Acrylic on canvas (160 x 150 cm)



2010-2016

"Expressive Painting" Seminar with Heidi Willberg (Artist and Lecturer, Munich)
Academy Wildkogel, Neukirchen am Großvenediger (Austria)

"Black and white painting" Seminar with Ines Hildur (Artist and Lecturer, Leipzig)
Atelier Werk 3, Munich (Germany)

"Vivid sceneries" Seminar with Andreas Mattern (Artist and Lecturer, Berlin)
Atelier Werk 3, Munich (Germany)



1999-2001

Diploma Graphic Design - Istituto Europeo di Design, Madrid (Spain)
Dipl. thesis: Estampa art print fair (fair signage, posters, catalog)
Concept: "From handprint to pixel - from the oldest print to today's digital print"



1993-1998

Diploma "Language, Economic and Culture Studies" - University of Passau, Passau (Germany)
Dipl. th...

2024

MANPAÏ Bordeaux - 73 Rue Lucien Faure, 33300 Bordeaux (France)
Foto-Interview at "New & abstract" - Art Radar Blog, Berlin (Germany)

2023

Exhibition "Aqua Art Miami 2023" - SHIM Art Network & ARTSY Galerie and Portal, Miami (USA)

Solo exhibition "Moorish & Abstract Rooms" - Gallery Hohenthal und Bergen, Berlin (Germany) & ARTSY Gallery and Portal, New York (USA)

Exhibition "Exquisite Codes Berlin" - SHIM Art Network and ARTSY (Gallery and Portal), New York (USA)

Exhibition "ARTIVISM Berlin 2023" - Gallery Hohenthal und Bergen, Berlin (Germany)

Solo exhibition "Complementary Colors" - Gallery WALTs home, Munich (Germany)

Exhibitions (dig.) "Moorish Floors": Swissartexpo 2023 - Artbox Projects, Zurich (Switzerland) / Basel 2.0 - Artbox Groups, Basel (Switzerland) / Gallery Casa del Arte - Palma, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)

2022

Exhibition Diploma Master Class 'Drawing and Painting' with Prof. Markus Lüpertz
(Lecturers: Leander Kresse, Fritz Dickgießer, Reinhold Braun and Arnim Tölke)
Academy of Fine Arts an der Alten Spinnerei Kolbermoor, Kolbermoor (Germany)

"Open studios - Isa Huss" - Aukio Ateliers, Starnberg (Germany)

Solo exhibition "Easter Colors" - Gallery PendART, Munich (Germany)

2021

'Art defies Corona' - G...