Wolfgang is a German British mixed-media artist with a background in architecture.
He grew up in Germany, moving to London in his late teens. He enjoys the concept of being ‘a foreigner’, the ability to mine positive aspects of his heritage that are intrinsic to his character, whilst also being able to weave together his experiences of other cultures, creating a more fluid identity and a revised idea of personal territory.
Wolfgang’s creative practice moves freely between 2 and 3 dimensions, paper and cloth, drawing and stitch, as ideas drift in the making. Touch is an essential aspect in his process of creating works. This physical contact, the handling of stuff, currently embraces discarded things including toys, restaurant napkins and hotel bedsheets both literally and as prompts in recreating and retelling the stories of all they have passed through.
His art is his diary. He draws upon 'pretexts', personal encounters, journeys, rumours, contradictions, debris. His practice is informed by his interest in art history, mythologies and current affairs. Chasing intuitive ideas and the implications of deliberate and accidental marks of pencil, charcoal and paint, with touch being an essential aspect in the process of his work.
Wolfgang creates works that inhabit a space between chance and calculation. His work responds to the beautiful decay below the polished veneer of society. His subjects are in the midst of inner turmoil and altered realities, creating a place of safety and belonging. He explores concepts of personal and communal space and their boundaries by recording fleeting and internal impulses.