Sonnenkuss
| Height | 100 cm |
|---|---|
| Width | 75 cm |
| Length/Depth | 1.5 cm |
Oil on canvas
2024, Hamburg
75 x 100 cm
The artwork is shipped stretched on a stretcher frame, complete with signature and certificate of authenticity.
This painting was created in Hamburg in 2023 and is inspired by a drawing I made during my time at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. It is an ode to the light, colours and sounds of the South. The deep gaze and subtle brushwork reflect the harmonious vulnerability and intimacy of the portrait.
This painting was created in Hamburg in 2023 and was inspired by a drawing I made during my stay at the University of Art in Bologna. It is an ode to the light, the colours and the sound of the south. The deep gaze and subtle painting style reflect the harmonising vulnerability and intimacy of the portrait.
Elena Thüring
My figurative works are characterised by a soft, clear colour palette and a subtle, almost dreamlike painting style. Through the subtle application of several layers of oil paint, the colours begin to vibrate within one another. I love mixing colours and take this part of the process just as seriously as the painting itself.
In my portrait work, I am inspired by the intimate lighting and the vulnerability of the compositions. The colours become a conduit through which I express all the emotions in the painting. The themes of transience, love, emotions and aesthetics have a strong influence on my creative process. I am also greatly influenced by literary sources in my work. Often, the process of creating a new painting is triggered by a poem, a text or a piece of music.
Exhibitions:
2019 Group exhibition ‘Seeing and Understanding’, Ziegelei Oberwil
2022 Group exhibition “Nachhall”, Campus Finkenau, Hamburg
2023 Accademia delle belle arti “Fumetto della pittura”, Bologna
2023 Galerie du quai “dans l’oeuil de moi”, Toulouse
2024 Soma, group exhibition at Espace d’art, Marseille
2024 Group exhibition “Epitarf”, Hamburg
CV:
2019 Basel School of Design, preparatory course
2020–2021 Paris, Lahumière Art Gallery, assistant and sales
2021 HAW Hamburg, Bachelor of Arts
2021 Hamburg, Melbye-Konan Art Gallery, curation and sales
2023 Accademia delle Belle Arti di Bologna, exchange semester
2023–2024 Beaux-Arts de Toulouse, exchange semester
2024 Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW), Bachelor of Arts
