Kunstkatalog Stefanie Brehm

64 column red, 2016 117 x 30,5 cm/ 72,8 x 18,5 in That‘s a refreshing approach. How is it reflected in your work? By not always calling a spade a spade all the time. I’m aware of all the serious issues that affect our lives, including how we are manipulated in all possible directions of our being. At the same time, I know that I can only help change things for the better if I build up a new vision, rather than just criticising the old system. New visions are always pos- itive visions, I’m not into visualising or elaborating horror scenarios. That is maybe why my works always seem cheerful and exude positive vibes. Colour always has something positive about it. My work aims to take observers beyond the status quo and current events and offer alternatives to those of them who can relate to my pieces. As an observer you always wonder where artists find their inspiration. Is it an on-going process for you or do you have flashes of inspiration that you carry over into your work? I continuously draw inspiration from everything around me. In the town or country, it makes no difference in terms of colour. But it‘s not as if I consciously seek colours. I have an inner sense of the sound of colours that I like. The sound changes from day to day and plays when I’m standing in front of my work. I also enjoy being alone in the studio because I like to get into a particular rhythm or mood with music or my own singing and dancing. Dancing and singing are two elements that often preface my work. That’s a nice thought, you dancing around in your studio. Yes, syncing up my body has become a ritual. It doesn‘t have to be dancing, physical ex- ercises, that make me so aware of myself that I want to express it in the colours and the medium I´m working with, work as well. My best ideas come to me when I feel light and elated. Freeing yourself from overly intellectual musings in order to focus on movement and dynamic action and express them in form and colour is a magical experience. Interview Stefanie Brehm “As an artist, I work on an introspective basis” by Katja Andreae

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