A Date With Mona Lisa

Artist Biography

Volker lives and works in Berlin.
He was taught by his grandfather, the german painter Otto Glossmann and has been painting since his childhood.

In the beginning of his art career he started with realistic painting. Since 1985, non-figurative works predominate with references to abstract expressionism. Getting older, he re-discovered the fascination of figurative painting and from time to time he loves to add works in the impressionistic style to his abstract art. Collectors say that his works are unmistakable, whether abstract or figurative, one can immediately recognize his artistic "handwriting".

Volkers latest works are digitally created by manual processing of close-up details of his oil paintings on his computer.

Volkers pictures arise from all the senses and emotions: they are sensual, un-premeditated and with a playful love for enigmatic details. Multiple and vibrant relationships between colors and surface textures are being created by layers that form transparent views, bold and expressive, emotional and spontaneous.