Christina Werkmeister

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ARTIST STATEMENT
My current work includes abstract paintings, digital art prints and a range of works in concrete and wood. My art is a culmination of many influences, including architecture, interior design and graphic design. I get inspired by street art, rock 'n' roll, traveling and the NYC landscape.

My abstract work is a friendly battle between my intuitive flow and my background in design. I usually allow my intuition do most of the work when I create backgrounds to let exciting color combinations or textures come to live. My designer eye takes over when adding focal points and details to pay attention to composition, movement, depth and contrast. My digital prints and architectural wood sculptures are similarly intuitive in the conceptual process and become design focused in the production phase. Finding the right balance for each individual project is the key and excitement for me to create a great work of art.

I work with water-based acrylic paints on canvas, paper and wood boards and I mostly use paint knives and wedges, as well as sticks for splatter. Besides traditional painting techniques that I learned in art class, I us...

Academy of Art University, Masters of Fine Arts, Interior Architecture and Design

The City University of New York, Baccalaureate of Arts, Set Design

ARTBOXEXPO Basel, Euroairport Basel, Switzerland, June, 2024

Biennale Artbox Expo, Cipriarte Gallery, Venice, Italy, Group Show, April, 2024

Spectrum Miami with Art.Box Project Miami 4.0, Wynwood, Miami, Group Show, December, 2023

Support Systems, The Art Gallery at CSI, New York, April, 2023

OFFSPRING: Abstract Art Reborn, Hub17 Gallery, Staten Island, New York, Solo Show, June 2022

Techspressionism Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, Group Show, December 2021

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, presented by Saatchi Art, Brooklyn, New York, July 2021

Orenda Art Works, NYC, Virtual Group Exhibition “Conceptual Abstraction” , 2021

Papergirl-Brooklyn, New York, Art Project - Fall 2020

Pop Up Vol 1, STARTA ARTA, Manhattan, Group Show - March 2020

Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, Group Show - December 2019