Elena Thüring

I have been studying in Hamburg in Prof. Christian Hahn’s painting class since 2021.

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