Volker Thehos
Painter from Deutschland
"Die Grenzen zwischen Fotografie und Malerei, zwischen Realität und Interpretation verwischen. Das fordert die aufmerksame Wahrnehmung des Betrachters, bietet ihm neue Sichtweisen und optische Überraschungen." - Volker Thehos
Biography of Volker Thehos
Born on July 19, 1954, in Neuwied
1974 High school diploma (Abitur)
1976 1980 Studied Visual Communication at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz, graduating with a diploma
Until 1997 Employed in advertising and marketing
Since 1997 Self-employed in Remagen, running the agency *KreARTive Konzepte*
Exhibitions in Mainz, Bonn, Cologne (Photokina), Ahrweiler, Remagen, Unkel, Bad Bergzabern, Warsaw, Pardubice, Stanford University, Maisons-Laffitte, Le Mesnil-le-Roi, Sartrouville
"Selected Exhibitions"
2017 VOV GmbH, Cologne
2017 PwC - PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Kiel
2017 QDA SOLUTIONS GmbH, Lübeck
2017 Euler Hermes Deutschland, Hamburg
2016 BeOne Hamburg GmbH, Hamburg
2016 Almirall Hermal GmbH, Reinbek near Hamburg
About the art of Volker Thehos
On the Technique Behind the Cities and Landscapes on Canvas
Acrylic painting over digital print. The background of each piece begins with a photograph of a texture this could be a house wall, a fence, wood, rusted metal, or a torn advertising billboard. I digitally process the photo on the computer and have it printed onto canvas. I then stretch the canvas over a frame and paint the main subject onto it using traditional acrylic techniques.
I reduce the painted forms to their essentials and compose them deliberately on top of the printed backgrounds. The boundaries between photography and painting, between reality and interpretation, begin to blur. This invites viewers to engage more consciously, offering them fresh perspectives and visual surprises.
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