In addition to celebrity
portraits, you also do
(mainly) female nudes, and
sensual works with the focus
being on the nude body. Can
you tell us more about that?
What interests you in the
human form?
Oh I think the human body is
a magnificent "machine",
isn't it? So perfectly made
and so fragile at the same
time. Completely
inseparable from who we
really are and become as a
person. At school in my days
we had to wear either
uniforms or something like
a dust coat over our clothes
and most importantly look
as bland as possible. We
were told the appearance/
the exterior didn't matter,
we are all the same. What
the heck did they mean?
When we are all so different
and diverse! I just love
sitting on a terrace or in a
train or tram and watch
people. I can't help noticing
them and their diversity,
their faces and their bodies,
yes... maybe I'm a bit of a
voyeur. (laughs)
Some of your works could
be described if not erotic
then at least highly sensual
or hinting to eroticism. How
have you felt these works
have been received by the
public and how do you feel
about erotic art in general?
Some artists do it in secret,
in the fear of expressing
themselves in a way that
might upset people.