Kornelia Weingarten

My life spent in different countries and cultures, has created a distinct ebb and flow, significantly influencing my art. I grew up in the Black Forest in the south of Germany, where my uncle, the sculptor Josef Rombach, had an early influence on my art. Floral motifs were my first subjects and have remained so to this day.
As an adult, I lived in various African countries, where Liberia, Togo, Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone became my second home for decades. People, culture, light, and colours had a strong visual and emotional impact and were an inexhaustible source of inspiration. During this time, I focused on portraits in large format, with strong colours in a gestural, impulsive style. I try to capture the "essence" of a person and look behind the obvious.
After my return to Germany, I found new inspiration and subjects in the animals of my home region. These pictures are also "portraits" in which I try to capture the essence of the animals with their energy, strength and dignity.
My paintings can be found in private collections on all continents.

Most of my paintings will start with an intuitive process, randomly set patches of colour, working with the coincidence, the interaction of colour and shape. First colour ...

Jul 2024
"Freie Sequenzen", Sardenhaus, Munich/Germany
with fellow artist Birgit Günther
Nov 2021
Open Studio, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Nov 2020
Open Studio, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Apr 2019
Open Studio, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Nov 2017
Open Studio, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Sep 2017
Galerie Simon Nolte, Münster, Germany
since 2016
Saatchiart Online-Gallery
Mar 2013
Open Studio, Kigali, Rwanda
Mar 2006
Kunst im Gewächshaus, Gärtnerei Rombach, Glottertal, Germany
Jul 2003
Gemeindezentrum Poing/München, Germany
Jul 2001
Gemeindezentrum Poing/München, Germany
Apr 2000
Chez Michèle, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sep 1998
Strecker’s, Freiburg, Germany
May 1996
L’Atelier, Cotonou, Benin
Jun 1995
Hotel Sheraton, Cotonou, Benin
May 1995
Centre Culturel Français, Cotonou, Benin
Mar 1995
American Cultural Center, Cotonou, Benin