Jochen Schambeck

Jochen Schambeck's work is unique in its lack of compromise. His work is 'full on'. It is flooding, whirling, eruptive. Similar to a stream of lava, his painting runs over everything that is trying to stop it - even the tins that were once its source. Painting becomes material, the visible becomes tactile. Even a sense of smell is induced, as the explosive fuel of his painting is oil. And oil, any kind of oil, is an excellent carrier of power. Rather Schambeck's work evokes thoughts of pouring oil onto the raging flames of painting.

Hans Gercke
(Extract from the catalogue: Jochen Schambeck, oil on troubled waters, 2005)
(EN-Translation: Axel Feldmann, London)

Jochen Schambeck who has always been drawn to the medium of painting, has made a point to comment the much-discussed "end of painting" with his paintings. They are an adverse expression, a statement added to the discussion about the rule of photography as opposed to painting. During a phase at the end of the 1990s photography and media art indeed pushed painting aside in popularity, even though in the studios artists kept painting. The decline, the death and the end of painting was discussed. During this time the artist Schambeck was advised to reach for m...

1964 born in Bremervoerde, Germany

Lives and works in Karlsruhe, Germany

Education

1984-1989 Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste Karlsruhe, Germany
(Prof. Horst Antes)

1989-1990 Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste Stuttgart, Germany
(Prof. Sotirios Michou)

Lectureship

2008 C.-D.-Friedrich-Institution, University, Greifswald, D

Solo Exhibitions

1993 studio r, Karlsruhe, D
2002 Badischer Kunstverein Karlsruhe, D
2003 variabel, Berlin, D
2003 ROLAND-Galerie, Cologne, D
2003 Galerie Haupt, Karlsruhe, D
2005 Galerie Fellner von Feldegg, Krefeld, D
2005 Galerie Kautsch, Michelstadt, D
2005 Heidelberger Kunstverein, D
2006 GALERIE Supper, Pforzheim, D
2007 Kunstverein Bretten, D
2008 GALERIE Supper, Karlsruhe, D
2009 art KARLSRUHE, GALERIE Supper, D
2010 Galerie Grandel, Wasserschloss Bad Rappenau, D
2010 Galerie Kautsch, Michelstadt, D
2011 Galerie Grandel, Bad Rappenau, D

Group Exhibitions

1988 Haus der Kunst, Munich, D
1989 Haus der Kunst, Munich, D
1990 Der Deutsche Kuenstlerbund, Berlin, D
1991 Orgelfabrik Durlach, Karlsruhe, D
1993 Ruprecht Tretter, Kandel, D
1995 Nationale der Zeichnung...