Stefan Szczesny Quotes

born 1951 Germany

Stefan Szczesny (born 9 April 1951) is a German painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. He is one of the most recognized figures in Twenty First-century art, co-founding the "Junge Wilde" movement.

Germany
Painters

Also known as: Szczesny

Random Stefan Szczesny quote

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As a means of expression, painting must deliver universally valid statements, make allegorical reflections on life, and create new mythologies.

Mustique (2002)

Light, colour, love - let me come under your spell. Life can be represented only by a lively kind of painting. There is clarity in passion.

Mustique (2002)

Paintings are complex puzzles in the twilight world between abstraction and figuration. I use the medium in a simple, unsophisticated way to express what I don't see expressed anywhere else.

Mustique (2002)

The power of memory - magic- myth - abstract beauty. I paint pictures that have never been seen before. Visions of another world. At once sensuous and intellectual.

Mustique (2002)

A painting grows like a plant. Use all colours, all shapes. Everything that attracts and excites me is a part of me. Painting is about proportions, relationships which breathe life. "Painting is a harmony which runs parallel to nature".

Mustique (2002)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Stefan Szczesny (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.